New Delhi: Four out of five Indians were among five who were killed in Nepal’s plane crash on Sunday, they were from Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.
The four victims have been identified as Sonu Jaiswal, Vishal Sharma, Abhishek Kushwaha and Anil Kumar Rajbhar
UP | Four youths of our district, Vishal Sharma, Sonu Jaiswal, Anil Rajbhar and Abhishek Kushwaha were travelling in the plane that crashed in Nepal. They were friends. We are in touch with the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu: Aryaka Akhouri, District Magistrate, Ghazipur (15.01) pic.twitter.com/ibDbkOm00a
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 15, 2023
Sonu Jaiswal, the passenger was live on Facebook when the crash happened and the incident was captured live.
#NepalPlaneCrash sonu jaiswal was live before crash. #ghazipur #planecrash pic.twitter.com/4bWQeocGkd
— Akshay Kumar (@Ak470470Kumar) January 15, 2023
At least 68 people and four crew on board were killed after Yeti Airlines passenger plane crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened airport in central Nepal’s resort city of Pokhara.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief and prayed for the bereaved families of the Nepal plane crash.
Pained by the tragic air crash in Nepal in which precious lives have been lost, including Indian nationals. In this hour of grief, my thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families. @cmprachanda @PM_nepal_
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 15, 2023
Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority’s notice read that at around 10:30 am, the flight carrying 68 passengers including, five Indians, four Russians, and one Irish national took off.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also paid his condolences to the victims.
The Nepal Government has declared a national holiday today to mourn the deaths of passengers who died after Yeti plane crashed.