Jun 22, 2025 07:37 PM IST

Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi Sharma was among the many 12 cabin crew members on board AI Flight 171 when it crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12

Imphal: The mortal stays of 22-year-old cabin crew member Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi Sharma from Manipur, who was killed within the Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad, arrived at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport in Imphal on Sunday afternoon.

A procession carrying Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi Sharma’s stays moved from the airport in the direction of her hometown, as individuals lined the roads to supply floral tributes and bid farewell to the younger girl

Nganthoi’s members of the family flew along with her stays on an IndiGo flight from Delhi. Officials from the civil aviation division and aerodrome workers acquired the physique at Imphal airport round 1 pm.

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Nganthoi was among the many 12 cabin crew members on board AI Flight 171 when it crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12. The London-bound flight was carrying 242 passengers when it crashed moments after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Only one passenger from the flight survived.

Another Manipur resident, 28-year-old Lamnunthem Singson, a Kuki cabin crew member, was additionally among the many deceased. Her mortal stays reached her hometown in Kangpokpi district on late Thursday night time.

A solemn floral tribute ceremony was held contained in the airport premises, the place civil aviation workers, household, associates, and leaders, together with chief secretary PK Singh, director normal of police Rajiv Singh, Lok Sabha MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, and Thoubal MLA Surjakumar Okram paid their respects.

Nganthoi’s members of the family flew along with her stays on an IndiGo flight from Delhi Nganthoi, a local of Thoubal Makha Leikai in Thoubal district, had been serving as a flight attendant with Air India for over 5 years. Her physique was recognized earlier within the week by forensic strategies and was flown to Imphal on Sunday.

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A procession carrying her stays moved from the airport in the direction of her hometown, as individuals lined the roads to supply floral tributes and bid farewell to the younger girl, remembered for her heat and dedication to service.

Tributes have poured in from neighborhood leaders, scholar unions, and ladies’s organisations who remembered her as a “daughter of the soil” and a “image of braveness and aspiration”.

The ultimate rites had been carried out based on Meitei rituals with neighborhood participation.

Expressing condolences, MP Akoijam Bimol mentioned, “The tragic lack of Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi has deeply saddened all of Manipur. Her dedication and repair will likely be remembered. We stand along with her household throughout this time of immense grief.”