Overview
- Wing Commander Namansh Syal was cremated in Patialkar, Himachal Pradesh, with full military and state honours as villagers, officials and IAF personnel paid respects.
- His wife, Wing Commander Afshan Akhtar, gave a final salute during the ceremony, and a gun salute was rendered by colleagues.
- The IAF repatriated the remains via Southern Air Command, with wreath-laying at Sulur before transport to Kangra for the final rites.
- The Tejas LCA crashed during a low-altitude negative‑G manoeuvre at the Dubai Airshow, sending thick smoke over Al Maktoum International Airport.
- Investigators have opened a court of inquiry and are working with Dubai authorities, including efforts to recover the flight recorder, as international teams such as the Russian Knights offered tributes.