Sukhoi jet crash: Mortal remains of Sqn Ldr Pankaj cremated

The mortal remains of Squadron Leader D Pankaj, one of the two pilots of the Sukhoi jet that had crashed on May 23, was cremated here today.

The mortal remains of Flight Lieutenant S Achudev, who was the other pilot killed in the crash, were sent to his native place in Kerala, a Defence spokesman said.

With IAF officials paying their last respects to the two pilots at the Tezpur Air Force base in Salonibari here, Squadron Leader Pankaj's mortal remains were cremated at Parua under Tezpur police station, Defence Spokesman Lt Col Sombit Ghosh told

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