Kangra: The mortal remains of Wing Commander Namansh Syal, who died in the LCA Tejas crash during the Dubai Air Show 2025, were brought to his native village, Patialkar, in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district on Sunday for his final rites.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) had confirmed his death after the indigenously built Tejas aircraft crashed and caught fire during a demonstration at the Dubai Air Show on Friday.

Villagers mourned the officer’s demise and gathered ahead of the cremation to pay their respects. Local resident Sandeep Kumar said the entire village had been in grief since receiving the news. “We are from the same village as Namansh, Patialkar. Everyone here is heartbroken. He was like our younger brother. This should not have happened. We met him three or four months ago when h

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