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Monday, July 1, 2013

Rahul Gandhi in Amethi attends funeral of IAF officer AK Singh killed in Uttarakhand chopper crash



Amethi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reached Amethi, his parliament constituency, and attended the funeral of IAF officer Akhilesh Kumar Singh who died in Tuesday's chopper crash in Uttarakhand.. He also met the family members of Singh.
The Congress MP arrived at Fursatganj airport in the afternoon and went directly to Pure Nago village under Deeh area to meet the family of the junior warrant officer. Rahul Gandhi met Akhilesh's father Vikramjit Singh and wife Anju Singh and assured all possible help to the bereaved family.
When pointed out that the deceased officer was keen on providing quality education to his young kids, Rahul Gandhi said he would do everything to ensure it. Rahul Gandhi also told the family to talk to him directly in case of any problem. He also attended the cremation in the village later.
The body of the martyr was brought to his native village on Saturday forenoon. An Indian Air Force helicopter crashed on June 25 during a rescue mission in Uttarakhand. All 20 people, including its five crew members, were killed in the mishap. Two of the IAF personnel belonged to Uttar Pradesh.

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