India, Nov. 23 -- Wing Commander Namansh Syal's mortal remains were brought back to his native village in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday for the final rites, where his wife, also an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, paid her last respects to her husband and fellow IAF officer.

Wing Commander Namansh Syal died on Friday, November 21, while flying a Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA Mk-1), which crashed during an event in Dubai. The pilot, who hailed from Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district, is survived by his wife, their six-year-old daughter, and his parents.

In visuals shared by news agency ANI, Wing Commander Afshan, the wife of Wing Commander Namansh Syal, was seen paying her last respects to her husband with tears in her eyes.

She was also...