Martyr Prashant's mortal remains reached Dehradun: Mother became unconscious after seeing her only son wrapped in the tricolor; Died in AN-32 crash in Assam
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The last journey of Dehradun's Squadron Leader Prashant Singh, who was martyred in the AN-32 plane crash at Jorhat airbase in Assam, has started.
The last journey of Dehradun's Squadron Leader Prashant Singh, who was martyred in the AN-32 plane crash at Jorhat airbase in Assam, has started. The dead body is being kept in an army vehicle and is being taken to the cremation ground located on Kishan Bahadur Thapa Marg. People are paying tribute to him by raising slogans of 'Prashant Singh Amar Rahe' all along the way. Earlier, emotional scenes were seen during the last darshan at Selaqui's residence. The mother became unconscious as soon as she saw the dead body. A large number of local people, relatives and Air Force officers came to bid him last farewell. Prashant Singh was only 32 years old. They got married about one and a half years ago on 23 November 2024. Five Air Force personnel, including Prashant, were martyred in the AN-32 aircraft accident that occurred during landing at Jorhat airbase on Saturday morning. See pictures - Accident happened during landing, plane broke into two parts. According to the Indian Air Force, the AN-32 aircraft was on a regular flight on Saturday morning. There were 6 soldiers on board the plane. The accident occurred inside the Jorhat Air Force Station premises at around 10 am. Actually, during the touchdown, the plane slipped on the runway and after that it moved towards the taxiway of the runway and broke into two parts. The plane caught fire after the crash. The rescue teams that reached the spot took out the co-pilot safely, but the lives of 5 other soldiers could not be saved. The injured co-pilot is undergoing treatment at the military hospital in Jorhat. Squadron Leader Prashant Singh (Dehradun), Flight Lieutenant Shubham Kumar (Bihar), Sergeant Jitendra Sharma (Aligarh), Agniveer Air Khemaram Kumawat (Rajasthan) and Agniveer Air Danish Alam (Bihar) were martyred in the accident. A co-pilot is injured, whose treatment is ongoing. Follow the live blog for moment-to-moment updates related to Prashant's final farewell…
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