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Siddharth Yadav, 28, lost his life when a Jaguar fighter jet crashed near Jamnagar, Gujarat, after suffering a technical glitch
Just 10 days before the tragedy, he had become engaged to Saniya on March 23, and their wedding was planned for November 2.
A video of Saniya, the fiancee of Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Flight Lieutenant Siddharth Yadav, crying inconsolably at his funeral has gone viral on social media.
Yadav, 28, from Haryana’s Rewari, lost his life when a Jaguar fighter jet crashed near Jamnagar, Gujarat, after suffering a technical glitch during a training sortie on Wednesday night.
Just 10 days before the tragedy, he had become engaged to Saniya on March 23, and their wedding was planned for November 2. Yadav had recently returned to duty after visiting his family in Rewari on March 31.
In the viral video, Saniya is seen standing beside the coffin, weeping uncontrollably and repeatedly pleading, “Show me his face… Let me see his face one more time.”
Through her tears, she also said, “Baby tu aya nahi mujhe lene, tune promise kiya tha” (Baby, you didn’t come to take me, you had promised me).
She is the fiancée of Flight Lieutenant Siddharth Yadav, whose plane crashed due to a technical malfunction in the decades-old Jaguar aircraft. This is heartbreaking! 💔 pic.twitter.com/vHE11JKoPp— Aaraynsh (@aaraynsh) April 5, 2025
Yadav’s mortal remains were taken to his native Majra Bhalkhi village in Haryana’s Rewari district on Friday. His last rites were performed with full military honours in his ancestral village of Bhalaki-Majra.
Who was Siddharth Yadav?
Siddharth Yadav came from a long line of military service. He was the fourth generation in his family to serve the nation. His great-grandfather had worked in the Bengal Engineers during British rule, his grandfather served in the paramilitary forces, and his father was also a member of the Indian Air Force.
Yadav had passed the NDA exam in 2016 and completed three years of training before becoming a fighter pilot. He was promoted to flight lieutenant two years after joining the IAF. He is survived by his father, mother, and a younger sister.
Meanwhile, the IAF has ordered an inquiry into the cause of the Jaguar fighter jet crash.
(With inputs from PTI)
- Location :
Haryana, India, India
