Ahmedabad AI plane crash: Body of pilot Sumeet Sabharwal brought to Mumbai
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Mumbai (PTI): The mortal remains of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, pilot of the Air India plane which crashed in Ahmedabad last week, were brought to Mumbai on Tuesday, officials said.
The casket carrying the remains of Sabharwal reached the Mumbai airport by a flight in the morning and will be taken to his residence, located at Jal Vayu Vihar in Powai, by his family members, an official said.
The mortal remains will be kept at Sabharwal's home for an hour for people to pay homage, and his last rites will later be held at Chakala electric cremation ground, he said.
abharwal (56) lived with his elderly parents in Mumbai.
The London-bound Air India flight AI-171 carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12. All but one on board the plane died along with 29 on the ground when the aircraft smashed into a medical complex.
The ill-fated flight was under the command of Capt Sabharwal along with First Officer Clive Kundar. While Sabharwal had 8,200 hours of flying experience, Kundar 1,100 hours, the DGCA earlier said in a statement.
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Kerala: Congress flag instead of tricolor hoisted at CPI(M) branch office on I-Day
Kochi (PTI): In an embarrassing mix-up, a CPI(M) branch committee in Eloor here has hoisted the Congress party's flag instead of the national flag during the Independence Day celebrations.
According to party sources, the incident occurred after an elderly local leader, who also serves as an office-bearer of the Left party's Senior Citizens' Forum, mistakenly took the Congress flag for the tricolour.
Several local leaders and members attended the function, a party leader said here on Wednesday, confirming the embarassing incident.
It was only after the hoisting that a participant pointed out the error, another leader said.
"The flag of the Congress party remained hoisted for hardly 10 minutes," he said, adding that it was immediately taken down.
However, photos and videos of the incident went viral on social media.
A senior CPI(M) district leader said he verified the incident and found it to be a genuine mistake.
"The leader concerned admitted that he had kept several party flags with him and accidentally mistook the Congress flag for the national flag. Considering his age and the circumstances, the party has decided not to take disciplinary action," the leader added.
