{"id":9566,"date":"2026-03-06T08:44:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=9566"},"modified":"2026-03-06T08:44:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:44:55","slug":"iaf-su-30mki-crash-in-assam-pilot-who-took-part-in-op-sindoor-remembered-by-grieving-family-in-nagpur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=9566","title":{"rendered":"IAF Su-30MKI Crash in Assam: Pilot Who Took Part in \u2018Op Sindoor\u2019 Remembered by Grieving Family in Nagpur.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h1><strong>IAF Su-30MKI Crash in Assam: Pilot Who Took Part in \u2018Op Sindoor\u2019 Remembered by Grieving Family in Nagpur.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nagpur\/Assam:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grief gripped a family in Nagpur after <strong>Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar<\/strong>, a young fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF), was killed in the crash of a Su-30MKI fighter jet in Assam\u2019s Karbi Anglong district. The aircraft went down during a routine training sortie on Thursday, claiming the lives of both pilots on board.<\/p>\n<p>According to the IAF, the Su-30MKI took off from the airbase in Jorhat for a training mission but disappeared from radar shortly after take-off. Search teams later confirmed that the aircraft had crashed in a remote area of Karbi Anglong. Both pilots \u2014 <strong>Squadron Leader Anuj<\/strong> and <strong>Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar<\/strong> \u2014 were killed in the accident.<\/p>\n<p>Back in Nagpur\u2019s New Subedar Layout, Duragkar\u2019s family struggled to come to terms with the devastating news. His father, <strong>Ravindra Duragkar<\/strong>, a retired railway employee, said the memories of his son\u2019s recent visit and their last conversation remain vivid in his mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had come home about ten days ago for a family get-together. We spent time together, talked and laughed. On Wednesday, we spoke on the phone as well,\u201d Ravindra Duragkar recalled while speaking to reporters. He added that his son always took immense pride in flying fighter jets for the Indian Air Force.<\/p>\n<p>IAF officials visited the family\u2019s residence to offer condolences and support as relatives, neighbours and friends gathered to share the family\u2019s grief. Despite the overwhelming sorrow, Duragkar\u2019s father occasionally regained composure to speak about his son\u2019s dedication and passion for serving the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Flight Lieutenant Duragkar had earlier participated in <strong>\u201cOperation Sindoor,\u201d<\/strong> a mission he spoke about with pride, his father said. The young pilot\u2019s commitment to duty and love for flying had made him a source of pride for the entire family.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian Air Force has ordered a <strong>court of inquiry<\/strong> to determine the cause of the crash. The Su-30MKI, a twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft that forms the backbone of the IAF\u2019s combat fleet, is widely used for training as well as operational missions.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, tributes poured in for the two officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. Local residents in Nagpur remembered Duragkar as a disciplined and determined young man who had fulfilled his dream of becoming a fighter pilot.<\/p>\n<p>As the nation mourns the loss of the two air warriors, the Duragkar family holds on to the memories of a son who lived his dream of flying \u2014 and served the country with pride until his final mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IAF Su-30MKI Crash in Assam: Pilot Who Took Part in \u2018Op Sindoor\u2019 Remembered by Grieving Family in Nagpur.\u00a0 &nbsp; Nagpur\/Assam: &nbsp; Grief gripped a family [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" data-url=https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=9566><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india-news","category-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>IAF Su-30MKI Crash in Assam: Pilot Who Took Part in \u2018Op Sindoor\u2019 Remembered by Grieving Family in Nagpur.\u00a0 - The Eagle News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=9566\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IAF Su-30MKI Crash in Assam: Pilot Who Took Part in \u2018Op Sindoor\u2019 Remembered by Grieving Family in Nagpur.\u00a0 - The Eagle News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"IAF Su-30MKI Crash in Assam: Pilot Who Took Part in \u2018Op Sindoor\u2019 Remembered by Grieving Family in Nagpur.\u00a0 &nbsp; 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