Overview
- The Indian Air Force confirmed Wing Commander Namansh Syal’s death during Friday’s display and convened a court of inquiry into the Tejas accident.
- Local officials said his remains will arrive at Gaggal on Sunday, with last rites to follow at Selud with full state and military honors.
- Army Chief Gen. Upendra Dwivedi said Pakistan is waging a proxy war and outlined Operation Sindoor as a coordinated strike that eliminated nine sites in 22 minutes after years of planning.
- Northern Command reported screening over 1,500 people and completing more than 2,000 eye surgeries for border‑area residents in a large outreach linked to recent operations.
- Reactions included Chief Justice B.R. Gavai’s farewell warning against “bulldozer justice” and MP Priyanka Chaturvedi’s public pushback to Pakistani trolling of the crash.