Jaipur: The remnants of the mortal leader of the Squadron Kuldeep Singh reached his place in Jhunjhunu on Saturday where he was placed to rest with military honor.
After landing in Pilani, a large procession took Mortal to remain to his home where the villagers had made preparation the day before anticipating arrival.
Singh was one of 13 people who were killed in a helicopter crash in Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
His mortal remnants were handed over to the family after he was identified positively by DNA testing.
Singh is a native of Ghardana Khurd, which is located 42 km from the district head office.
From Jhunjhunu to his home village, there was a complete procession with thousands of people gathered on the side of the road that lifted the slogans for the dead officers and threw the flower chest.
“All stretches from Jhunjhunu to Ghardana were packed with people who came to pay respect for the Son of the land.
His uniformed sister and his wife were in front of the procession and there was no one dry eye on the scene.
We are proud of the sacrifice even though it is still difficult to believe that he is still difficult to believe No longer with us.
His sacrifice will be a source of inspiration to other youth not only in Jhunjhunu but throughout Rajasthan, “said a local who was part of the rally for the last trip of officers.
Singh’s father retired from the Navy, his sister also served in the armed forces.
Fortal remnants of five defense personnel were identified and handed over to the family.
LT Col Harjinder Singh, another defense personnel from Rajasthan who were also killed in the same accident would likely be cremated in Delhi himself after the mortal remnants were handed over to his family.
The IAF Officer was cremated with Honors in Jhunjhunu
