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Agra, Dec 9 (PTI) As soon as the news about Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan’s death broke, relatives and neighbours rushed to console the bereaved family at their home in Saran Nagar in Dayal Bagh here.Chauhan (42) was killed along with several others, including Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, in the chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.His family had migrated to Agra from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh in 2006 and his father Surendra Singh (74) set up a bakery here.His father told PTI, "We received information about our son"s untimely death through news channels.
However, we did not receive an official confirmation either from the Air Force officials or the Agra administration on Wednesday." He said his eldest daughter, who stays in Mumbai, followed the news and tried to contact Chauhan over the phone."However, she said his phone was switched off.
She then called his wife Kamini, who had accepted the tragic news by then," a teary-eyed Surendra Singh said.
He said Chauhan was cooperative and well-mannered and the youngest among five siblings."He used to talk about our well-being.
After 31 years, he had celebrated Raksha Bandhan with his three sisters last time.
His eldest sister, however, couldn"t make it as she lives in Mumbai," Surendra Singh recalled.Chauhan was to arrive home in January, according to his father."I last spoke to him some three-four days ago.