New Delhi: Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan’s daughter after performing her father’s last rites said that she wants to follow in her father’s footsteps and join the Indian Air Force (IAF) in future.
Wing Commander Chauhan, who was martyred in a helicopter crash in Coonoor on Wednesday, was cremated by his 12-year-old daughter, 7-year-old son and cousin Pushpendra Singh. Her 12-year-old daughter, a seventh-grade student, said she wanted to emulate her father because he was her hero.
“My father used to advise me to focus on my studies and not chase marks. She believed that marks will come if I focus on studies,” she was quoted as saying by PTI.
He was cremated on Saturday at the Tajganj crematorium in the presence of his family members and officials of the Indian Air Force, Agra administration and police.
Chauhan and his family had moved from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh to Agra in 2006. He joined the Indian Air Force in 2000 and was flying with CDS Rawat for his mission.
Wing Commander Chauhan was among 11 people who lost their lives with CDS Bipin Rawat and his wife, Madhulika Rawat, when the Mi-17V5 crashed in the Coonoor area of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
The last rites of CDS Rawat and his wife took place on Friday. The mortal remains of the other deceased have also been sent to their hometowns for the last rites.
Group Captain Varun Singh, who survived the accident, has been admitted to the Military Hospital in Bengaluru and according to officials his condition is critical but stable.
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