Seven souls perished in the fiery air ambulance crash in Chatra, Jharkhand, on Monday dusk, including medical evacuees, crew, and caregivers. No family was spared the agony, but none more than that of co-pilot Swarajdeep Singh’s in Amritsar’s Govind Nagar. Barely 1.5 years on the job, newlywed with a baby boy, his life story now echoes as a tragedy of shattered aspirations.
Depicted by peers as congenial and respectful, Swarajdeep uplifted his parents’ honor. ‘A devastating blow no parent deserves,’ lamented councilor Inderjeet Singh and neighbor Amardeep Singh. En route from Ranchi to Delhi, his final motherly chat promised a quick callback—unkept as disaster unfolded.
Two hours of ringing silence preceded TV flashes and a confirmatory company mail. The locality drowns in sorrow, pressing government for deep dives into flight safety lapses. This incident amplifies demands for unyielding standards to avert repeats, immortalizing Swarajdeep as a symbol of vigilance needed in skies patrolled by air ambulances.