Kanpur: The body of Indian Coast Guard pilot and Deputy Commandant Sudhir Yadav, who was martyred in a helicopter crash in Porbandar, Gujarat, was consigned to flames at his native Harkishanpur village in Maitha, Kanpur Dehat on Wednesday.
Slogans of 'Suddhir Yadav Amar Rahe' filled the air as the body was brought to the village whose residents gathered in large numbers to pay respect to the departed soul. Yadav's body was given a guard of honour by personnel of Navy, Army and Air Force on the banks of Ganga river in Bithoor before it was consigned to flames.
On Tuesday, Yadav's body was brought to his residence in Shyam Nagar under Chakeri police station area of Kanpur city. His body was taken to the Air Force Station late in the evening. The body, wrapped in Tricolour was then brought to Harikishanpur village where NCC cadets and locals paid their respect.
Yadav's widow Avrutti and his mother were inconsolable and personnel from his unit handed his father his cap and badge. The last rites were performed by Yadav's cousin. Yadav's father Nawab Singh, an ex-serviceman said he was a second generation armed force officer and his family is proud to serve the nation.