Wife Wing Commander Afshan salutes, mother bids tearful farewell
The body of Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Namansh Syal reached Patialkar village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. IAF Wing Commander Afshan saluted her husband Wing Commander Namansh Syal while paying her last respects to him.
The body of Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Namansh Syal reached Patialkar village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Wing Commander Syal was killed in the LCA Tejas jet crash during the air show at the Dubai Air Show. The tricolor-wrapped coffin reached Kangra Airport in the afternoon, where his wife, IAF Wing Commander Afshan Akhter, their six-year-old daughter Aarya, Syal’s mother and other family members welcomed him with shattered hearts and teary eyes.
IAF Wing Commander Afshan saluted her husband Wing Commander Namansh Syal while paying her last respects to him. Wing Commander Syal’s mother Veena Devi was devastated over his funeral at her ancestral home.
Wing Commander Syal (34) hailed from Patiyalkar village near Yol in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil in Kangra district. Wing Commander Syal is posted at Hyderabad air base. He is survived by his wife Afsaan, also an IAF officer, their five-year-old daughter and their parents.
last rites Wing Commander Namansh Syal
The last rites of Wing Commander Namansh Syal were performed in accordance with all traditional practices, including gun salute, procession and wreath laying ceremony, at his hometown Patialkar in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday.
Villagers gathered around to take a last look at Wing Commander Namansh Syal and expressed grief over the loss of one of their jewels.
