India, Jan. 30 -- A pin-drop silence enveloped Delhi's Safdarjung Enclave on Thursday as the mortal remains of young pilot Shambhavi Pathak were brought to her residence.

Curtains remained drawn and gates shut, and residents spoke in hushed tones as grieving relatives began arriving at the family's home. Many paused to ask media persons about the address of Pathaks' new residence, as the family recently shifted to a new block within the locality.

Pathak, around 25 years old, was among the five people killed when a VSR Ventures Learjet 45 crashed near Baramati in Maharashtra. The aircraft, which had Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on board, went down minutes before its scheduled landing.

Her neighbours gathered silently alo...