I'm sure plane flew into China: Mother of missing AN-32 pilot

June 06, 2019 15:56

"He told me he would come back but it has been four days since I have heard from him," says Saroj Tanwar, mother of Flight Lieutenant Ashish Tanwar, who was flying the AN-32 aircraft which went missing over in Arunachal Pradesh, who is inconsolable.

"I am sure the aircraft has crossed over to China. Why is the government not talking to the neighbouring country to fast-track the operation? The search operation is going on but we have been told that due to bad weather, they could not locate the aircraft. My son told me that he would come back, but it has been four days since I have heard from him," Saroj Tanwar told ANI on Thursday.

Every passing hour the desolated family awaits the news of the recovery of the aircraft. The grief-stricken mother added that she wants to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

"There are over 4 lakh army personnel in the eastern sector. Why can't they deploy them there to look for our son? We suspect that the aircraft has crossed over to China. This must be taken into account. Appropriate manpower must be put into work to find the aircraft," Ashish's paternal uncle, Udayvir Singh, said.

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