June 02, 2017 01:32 pm | Updated 02:05 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan paid his last respects to the departed soldier at his home here at 1 p.m. Photo: Facebook/@Pinarayi Vijayan
The body of Flight Lieutenant S. Achudev, who had died in the Sukhoi jet crash in Asom-Arunachal Pradesh border area on May 23, was brought to the capital this morning.
The body was brought here by a special Air Force plane around 9.30 a.m. and taken to his home at Sreekariam in the city and kept for public viewing. The body would be taken to his hometown Kozhikode this evening.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan paid his last respects to the departed soldier at his home here at 1 p.m.
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