Daijiworld Media Network - Shimla

Shimla, Nov 23: The mortal remains of Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Namansh Syal, who lost his life in a Tejas fighter jet crash during the Dubai Air Show, were brought to his native Himachal Pradesh on Sunday and cremated with full military honours.

Wing Commander Syal, 34, hailed from Patiyalkar village near Yol in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. A highly skilled fighter pilot with an exemplary service record, he was posted at the Hyderabad airbase. He is survived by his wife, Squadron Leader Afsaan, also an IAF officer, and their five-year-old daughter.

Syal’s parents — his father Jagan Nath, an ex-serviceman and former principal in the Himachal Pradesh Education Department, and his mother Bina Devi — were in Hyderabad visiti

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