Jaipur-based pilot killed in chopper crash
Jaipur, June 16 -- "We have been planning for a jalwa pujan (a Rajasthani ceremony to celebrate births of newborns) for Rajveer's four-month-old twin kids. I don't know how it happened!" said Govind Chauhan, the father of Lt Colonel (retd) Rajveer Singh Chauhan, the deceased pilot of the chopper that crashed in Kedarnath on Sunday morning.
At least seven people were killed after a chopper carrying six people from Kedarnath to Guptkashi crashed near Gaurikund on Sunday early morning in Rudraprayag district, people aware of the matter said.
Chauhan (37) retired a year ago from his 14-year-long service in the Indian Army and joined a private chopper service provider company in Dehradun last October, according to his LinkedIn profile.
"He had become a father after fourteen years of marriage. We all were very happy and were busy planning for the ceremony on June 30. But, everything is over now," said Govind. Reacting to Rajveer's death, the chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said, "The news of the death of a pilot from Rajasthan and other devotees due to a helicopter crash in Kedarnath is extremely disheartening. May God grant a place to the departed souls in his shelter and give strength to the bereaved family to bear this blow."...
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