Double Grief For Jaipur Family: Pilot's Mother Dies 13 Days After His Death In Kedarnath Crash
Lt Col (Retd) Rajveer Singh Chauhan died in a helicopter crash near Kedarnath. Thirteen days later, his grieving mother, Vijay Lakshmi Chauhan, died of a heart attack during his memorial rituals.
The family of Lt Col (Retd) Rajveer Singh Chauhan, who died in a helicopter crash in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath earlier this month, has been plunged into unimaginable grief. The grieving mother of the pilot died on the thirteenth day after his death.
Chauhan, a resident of Shastri Nagar in Jaipur, was among seven people who lost their lives in a helicopter crash near Gaurikund, close to Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, on June 15. A retired Indian Army officer with 14 years of service, he had later taken up flying as a civilian pilot. He had logged over 2,000 hours of flight time.
The helicopter had taken off from Kedarnath en route to Guptkashi around 5:30 am. It went down shortly after, in a densely forested area known as Gauri Mai Khark, located about 5 km above Gaurikund. The helicopter reportedly caught fire upon impact between Gaurikund and Trijuginarayan in the Kedarghati region.
Heart Attack Claims Grieving Mother During Last Rites
On the 13th day after Rajveer's death, as the family gathered to perform his traditional "tehravi" rituals, tragedy struck again. His mother, Vijay Lakshmi Chauhan, complained of severe chest pain and collapsed. She was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead on arrival. Doctors confirmed a heart attack as the cause of death.
The family members revealed that Vijay Lakshmi had been deeply affected by the sudden loss of her son and was unable to cope with the grief. The back-to-back tragedies have left the household in shock.
The pilot is survived by his wife, Lt Col Deepika Chauhan, who also serves in the Indian Army. The couple, married in 2011, had welcomed twin babies just four months ago.
The Chauhan family now mourns not just the death of a beloved son, but also the irreparable loss of a mother who couldn’t bear to live without him.
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