NE NEWS SERVICE
PUNE, DEC 18
A wreath-laying ceremony was organized on Saturday at the Hut of Remembrance at National Defence Academy (NDA) in memory of Group Captain Varun Singh, SC, the lone survivor of the MI-17 helicopter crash in Coonoor on December 8, who succumbed to injuries on December 15 in Bengaluru, says a Defence release.
A wreath laying ceremony was organized at the Hut of Remembrance at National Defence Academy, #Pune in memory of Group Captain Varun Singh, SC, the lone survivor of the MI-17 helicopter crash on 08 December 2021, who succumbed to his injuries on 15 December 2021. pic.twitter.com/srFt16OgSi
— PRO Defence Pune (@PRODefPune) December 18, 2021
Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor, Commandant, NDA paid homage to the braveheart in a solemn ceremony on behalf of the NDA fraternity. All key officials of the Academy were present to pay their last respect to the departed soul.
Group Captain Varun Singh, SC was an alumnus of 104th NDA Course, India Squadron. He was commissioned as a fighter pilot in 2004 and mainly flew Jaguars and Tejas during his flying career. He was also an experimental test pilot and was presently posted at the DSSC as the Directing Staff.
Today as his name gets inscribed in golden letters with full military honour in the sacred Hut of Remembrance, his sacrifice will continue to inspire future generations of NDA Cadets. The NDA fraternity offers heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families in this hour of grief.