On Monday,7 August, a group of four 6th term cadets from Golf Squadron were crossing a culvert over a heavily flooded mountain stream situated at the base of Sinhagad Fort during a routine map reading and navigation exercise. There was a sudden gush of water over the bridge which swept the four cadets away. While two of them managed to hold on to branches of trees, Cadet Avinav Verma and Cadet AV Bisaria were washed away.
On Thursday, 10 August, the body of Cadet Bisaria was fished out by Navy divers after extensive search operation but there is still no trace of Cadet Verma.
Both the cadets hailed from UP, Bisaria from Etah and Verma from Allahabad.
Just few months away from graduating from NDA on 30 November, the families of both cadets had been discussing who all would attend their POP(passing out parade).
As the coffin containing the remains of Cadet AV Bisaria was given a ceremonial salute at the rain soaked tarmac of Lohegaon airport on Thursday evening, all his teary eyed Uncle could utter was ‘Yeh hui uski Passing Out.’
On Thursday, 10 August, the body of Cadet Bisaria was fished out by Navy divers after extensive search operation but there is still no trace of Cadet Verma.
Both the cadets hailed from UP, Bisaria from Etah and Verma from Allahabad.
Just few months away from graduating from NDA on 30 November, the families of both cadets had been discussing who all would attend their POP(passing out parade).
As the coffin containing the remains of Cadet AV Bisaria was given a ceremonial salute at the rain soaked tarmac of Lohegaon airport on Thursday evening, all his teary eyed Uncle could utter was ‘Yeh hui uski Passing Out.’