Mortal remains of Wing Commander Mohit Rana consigned to flames in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, July 30
The mortal remains of Wing Commander Mohit Rana arrived in Chandigarh today. He was killed in a MiG-21 crash in Rajasthan on Thursday night. His cremation later took place at the Sector 25 crematorium here with full service honours.
The officer’s parents are residing in New Chandigarh, adjoining the city, while his wife and a three-year-old daughter were living with him at the Air Force Station where he was posted. The family hails from Sandhol in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district.
ਪਿਛਲੇ ਦਿਨੀਂ ਬਾੜਮੇਰ, ਰਾਜਸਥਾਨ ‘ਚ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਹਵਾਈ ਸੈਨਾ ਦੇ ਲੜਾਕੂ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਦੇ ਹਾਦਸਾਗ੍ਰਸਤ ਹੋਣ ‘ਤੇ 2 ਪਾਈਲਟ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਅਲਵਿਦਾ ਆਖ ਗਏ ਸਨ..
ਨਿਊ ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ ਦੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਵਿੰਗ ਕਮਾਂਡਰ ਮੋਹਿਤ ਰਾਣਾ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੰਤਿਮ ਰਸਮਾਂ ਮੌਕੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਦਿਲੋਂ ਹਮਦਰਦੀ..ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਅੱਗੇ ਅਰਦਾਸ…ਵਿੱਛੜੀਆਂ ਰੂਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਚਰਨਾਂ ‘ਚ ਥਾਂ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਣ.. pic.twitter.com/7Rb70ud04u
— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) July 30, 2022
As relatives, friends and well-wishers poured in to offer condolences and lend a shoulder to the bereaved family, his father Col OP Rana (retd), who was inconsolable, said it was Mohit’s childhood dream to become a fighter pilot.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Kharakvasla, Mohit was commissioned into the IAF in December 2005 from the 176th Course. The 36-year-old pilot, who was also a flight instructor, had been promoted to the rank of Wing Commander in December 2018 and was the flight commander of his squadron. He had celebrated his birthday on July 23.
Another young officer, 26-year old Fl Lt Advitiya Bal, who belonged to Jammu, also lost his life in the crash. The duo were on a training sortie in the MiG-21’s twin-seat version.
