Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:43pm on 23 Nov 2025,Sunday India
Wing Commander Namansh Syal was given a hero’s farewell in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district on Sunday. He died on November 21 after his Tejas LCA Mk-1 crashed during a show at the Dubai Airshow. His wife, Wing Commander Afshan Akhtar, an IAF officer, bid him a heartbreaking goodbye while their six-year-old daughter stood by her side. IAF officers honoured him with a gun salute as villagers and officials paid their final respects. Syal, remembered as a dedicated and skilled fighter pilot, was commissioned in 2009. A court of inquiry is looking into the cause of the crash. (PC: HT)
