Jaipur, Dec 19 (IANS) A MARCOS commando from Rajasthan is among those who lost their lives on December 18, an official said on Thursday.
Among the deceased is a MARCOS Commando, Mahendra Singh Shekhawat, who hailed from Rajasthan.
The 34-year-old MARCOS commando was a resident of Junsia village in Kishangarh.
The body of the commando will arrive in his hometown late on Thursday night and will be taken to Junsia in Renwal for last rites, which will be conducted with state honors on Friday.
The MARCOS unit, known as India’s most dangerous commandos, includes highly trained and elite personnel.
Renwal Tehsildar Komal Yadav confirmed that Shekhawat hailed from Junsia village.
Sehkhawat was just two months away from retirement.
The incident occurred on December 18 around when a Navy patrol speed boat collided with the ‘Neelkamal’ boat near Butcher Island in the Arabian Sea.
Thirteen people, including Mahendra Singh Shekhawat, a decorated commando, lost their lives in the accident.
Shekhawat got married to Usha Kanwar in 2010. He had two daughters — a 10-year-old elder daughter, a sixth-grade student, and five-year-old Yugantika Shekhawat, who is in Class 1.
The news of Mahendra Singh Shekhawat’s demise has left his village and surrounding areas in deep mourning.
His sacrifice will be remembered with great honor during the state-led final rites on Friday, a local resident said.
As per officials, Shekahwat was operating the Navy boat as crew when the accident was reported at sea.
His mortal remains will reach Jaipur Airport on Thursday night and be further transported to his hometown.
Last rites will be performed on Friday, said Col Amitabh Sharma, PRO, Defence, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi and the Indian Navy on Thursday offered condolences to grieving families of victims who lost their lives in the naval speedboat and passenger ferry collision in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, even as the search continues for 2 missing persons.
The Indian Navy has ordered a Board of Inquiry to probe the mid-sea accident to establish the facts of the case in which a speedboat out on engine-trials went berserk and rammed into the passenger ferry with over 100 tourists.
The disaster occurred around 5 km off the Gateway of India, leading to four deaths out of the six personnel in the naval speedboat and nine civilians, who were sailing in a private boat, ‘Neelkamal’ to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Elephanta Isles.
–IANS
arc/pgh
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
