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The troops belonging to the Dogra Scouts braved biting cold, navigated unforgiving terrains and carried the mortal remains on foot for 17 kilometres to grant closure to the families of these men.
Recovery missions, both distinctive by nature and purpose, have brought peace to two families- Thomas Cherian's family in Elathoor and Arjun's in Kozhikode.
Video shared on social media showed the ATR-72 aircraft spinning out of control as it plunged down behind a cluster of trees near houses.
TIA's location is the Kathmandu Valley in central Nepal, which is embraced by the Himalayan mountain range on all sides.
Saulos Klaus Chilima, seen as a potential candidate in next year's presidential election, was arrested in 2022 over graft allegations.
The plane had been operating as a charter ambulance flight on a route from Gaya, India, to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and onward to Zhukovsky International Airport in Moscow.
In the last six decades, MiG-21s have been involved in 400 crashes.
The deceased pilot was identified as Wing Commander Hanumanth Rao Sarathi, officials said, adding that a high-level probe has been ordered into the accident.
One more person onboard the Yeti Airlines that crashed in Pokhara on Sunday is still missing.
Yeti Airlines' 9N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft took off from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport at 10:33 am and crashed on the bank of the Seti River on Sunday.
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