Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Group Captain Varun Pratap Singh was cremated with full military honours here at Bairagarh crematorium, Bhopal on Friday. Singh's son and his younger brother performed the last rites.
The Group captain Singh was the lone survivor of the Tamil Nadu chopper crash and succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has reached the crematorium and offered last salute to the group captain.
The mortal remains of Singh reached Bhopal on Thursday.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday had said that Singh's last rites will be performed with full state and military honour.
Vehicle carrying Group Captain's mortal remains |
Vehicle carrying Group Captain's body |
Singh had earlier survived a life-threatening emergency while flying a Tejas aircraft during a sortie last year.
The air warrior was conferred with the Shaurya Chakra, India's third highest peacetime gallantry award, in August this year for displaying exemplary composure and skill when his Tejas aircraft developed a technical snag during the sortie.
The Group Captain was the lone survivor among the 14 people on board the ill-fated Mi-17V5 helicopter that crashed Wednesday last.
