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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