Ekanath Shetty (48), a native of Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, is said to be one among the occupants of ill-fated IAF AN-32 aircraft that went missing over Bay of Bengal on Friday.
Mr. Shetty, son of Krishna Shetty of Guruvayanakere in the district, has been serving the Army for over two decades. He had been home recently and left Guruvayanakere to resume duty at Madras Regiment, Chennai, on July 9, family sources here said. He was posted in the Andamans and was on his way to report to duty.
There were 11 Air Force personnel, two Army personnel, one Navy and one Coast Guard personnel on board the aircraft when it went missing.
Mr. Shetty is married to Jayanthi Shetty and has two sisters. The couple have two children – Akshay and Ashrita, said Shahiraj Shetty, his co-brother and a resident of Belthangady.
