"We give our warriors outdated machines to fight", moving note by wife of IAF pilot who died in Mirage-2000 crash

Abrol was among the two IAF pilots killed recently when a Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft crashed during a test sortie at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited runway in Bengaluru.

Image Instagrammed by Garima Abrol

New Delhi: Martyred Squadron Leader Samir Abrol’s wife Garima Abrol has penned down a touching note on the death of her husband, which is rapidly being circulated on the social media. She shared a picture of the late IAF pilot on Instagram and attacked the government in hard-hitting lines: “We give our warriors outdated machines to fight, they still deliver it with all their prowess and might.” The image she shared had a bottom-line “let us pledge to expose the cause of lost pilots”. Abrol was among the two IAF pilots killed recently when a Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft crashed during a test sortie at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited runway in Bengaluru. The other Squadron Leader, who was killed was Siddharth Negi. Here is the poem written by Garima Abrol that is going viral on social media: And as he fell from the sky onto the ground, With broken bones ; all but a black box was found. His ejection was safe but parachute caught fire, Shattered the family and all that he desired Never had he breathed so heavy, as for the last time, While the bureaucracy enjoyed its corrupt cheese and wine. We give our warriors outdated machines to fight, They still deliver it with all their prowess and might. Once again a martyr was killed, As he fell from the sky onto the ground. Unforgiving is a job of a test pilot Someone has to risk it to show others the light Proud of my husband Fights on always my BATMAN !! Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today visited Squadron Leader Siddharth Negi's home in Dehradun to condole his death. Accompanied by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Sitharaman arrived at Negi's residence in Panditwadi area in the city. She laid a wreath on Negi's picture and spent about an hour commiserating with the grieving family. The minister prayed for peace to the departed soul and strength to his family to bear the loss.