Mangaluru's Hansel Joseph Sequiera gets Seva Medal on 88th Air Force Day
Joseph was part of Air Force team that had carried Balakot Airstrike
Mangaluru: Group Captain Hansel Joseph Sequiera, aged 42 years was honoured with Yudh Seva Medal during a grand parade-cum-investiture ceremony held at the Air Force Station Hindon near Delhi to commemorate the 88th anniversary of the Indian Force. Indian Air Force Day is commemorated on 8 October every year to mark the foundation day of the Indian Air Force. The ceremony was attended by the top brass of Indian Air Force including the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria. Other notable dignitaries included the Chief of Defence Staff and the Army and Naval Chiefs.
Group Captain Hansel Joseph Sequiera is from Mangaluru, son of Mr. Victor and Olivia Sequiera who are now residing at Bengaluru. Mr. Victor Sequiera retired as Revenue officer of Karnataka Housing Board, Bangalore and Mrs. Olivia Sequiera as Branch Manager from Syndicate Bank. Mr. Victor Sequiera hails from Puttur and Mrs. Olivia Sequiera from Kadri, Mangalore.
Hansel Sequiera completed his early education from St. Joseph's Arts and Science College, Bangalore and was commissioned into the Indian Air Force in 2000. He is married to Prajwal Sequeira, daughter of Arthur and Sylvia Concessao from Mangalore. He is the nephew of Archbishop Emirates Vincent Concessao, New Delhi.
He was one of the Air Force officers who took active part to avenge the Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in which India carried out an aerial strike at a terror training camp in Balakot in Pakistan on February 26 last year.
The Yudh Seva Medal recognizes distinguished service of a high order during war, conflict or hostilities.
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8 children between ages of 1 and 14 dead after mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
Shreveport(US) (AP): A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in shootings at two different homes early Sunday in the nation's deadliest mass shooting in more than two years, police in Shreveport said.
The victims ranged in age from one to about 14 years old, said Shreveport police spokesperson Chris Bordelon. A total of 10 were shot and some of the children were related to the suspect, Bordelon said.
The gunman later died after a chase with officers who fired at the suspect, Bordelon said. The suspect stole a car while leaving the scene of the shootings and was followed by police, according to Bordelon.
Police did not release the name of the suspect but did say he was an adult male. The shootings were the result of a “domestic disturbance,” Bordelon said.
Officials said they were still gathering details at the crime scenes south of downtown Shreveport — the two homes and a third location.
“This is an extensive scene unlike anything most of us have ever seen,” he said.
It was the deadliest mass shooting in the US since eight people were killed in a Chicago suburb in January 2024, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
At a news conference outside the residence where one of the shootings occurred, officials appeared stunned, requesting patience and prayers from the community as they sorted through multiple crime scenes.
“I just don't know what to say, my heart is just taken aback,” Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said. “I cannot begin to imagine how such an event could occur.”
“This is a tragic situation — maybe the worst tragic situation we've ever had,” said Tom Arceneaux, mayor of the city in northwestern Louisiana with about 180,000 residents. “It's a terrible morning.”
Louisiana State Police say their detectives have been asked by Shreveport police to investigate. In a statement, state police say no officers were harmed in the shooting that involved an officer after a police pursuit into Bossier City on Sunday morning.
State police are asking anyone with pictures, video or information to share it with state police detectives.
Louisiana Gov Jeff Landry said in a statement that he and his wife were heartbroken. “We're deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers and first responders working tirelessly on the scene,” he added.
