Wing Commander Namansh Syal’s mortal remains reached his ancestral village in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday for the last rites, following a brief halt at Sulur Air Force Base in Tamil Nadu, where they were received with full military honours. The Indian Air Force officer lost his life in a Tejas crash during a demo flight at the Dubai Air Show on Friday afternoon.
"The Indian Air Force undertook the solemn repatriation of the mortal remains of Wing Commander Namansh Syal, who sustained fatal injuries in an accident during the aerial display at the Dubai Air Show 2025," the IAF said in an update on Sunday.
An IAF C-130 aircraft was engaged in carrying the mortal remains of Syal to the Indian Air Force, Southern Air Command. It was received with full military honours, IAF said.
"To the mortal remains of Wing Commander Namansh Syal, who laid his life in line of duty, Coimbatore District Collector, Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar, laid a wreath at Air Force Station this morning," sources said.
"After a dignified ceremony (in Sulur), the mortal remains have now been flown to the family's ancestral home in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, for the last rites with full military honours. All personnel of Southern Air Command stand in solidarity with the bereaved family in this moment of profound loss," it said.
Sulur Air Force Station is an air base of the Indian Air Force located near Coimbatore and comes under the Southern Air Command.
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