Bengaluru, Nov 2 The last rites of all five people from Karnataka who died in the helicopter crash near Joshimath in Uttarakhand were performed at their respective native places on Monday, officials said.
The deceased were identified as Prathapa, a businessman from Hassan; Arun Salunke, an inspector with the Bengaluru Police’s Central Crime Branch; advocates Shankara Gowda and K Sudheer; and H S Nataraj, a poultry businessman.
Their mortal remains arrived at Kempegowda International Airport here late Sunday, following which they were transported to their respective native places, officials said.
The pilot of the helicopter, Captain Himanshu, also died in the crash.
According to officials, the body of Inspector Salunke reached his native village Aratal in Belagavi district, where his last rites were performed. He resided in Bengaluru with his wife and two children.
Prathapa hailed from Hassan, Sudheer from Davanagere, and Gowda and Natraj from Tumakuru districts.
The crash occurred on Friday on a hillside near Chai village in Joshimath while the helicopter was returning to Dehradun from the Badrinath shrine.
(PTI News)
