An Odia jawan was among the 10 who were killed after a plane ferrying Border Security Force (BSF) personnel crashed near Dwaraka in New Delhi on Tuesday morning.
The jawan was identified as Kishore Rout (37), a resident of Deulatara village under Rajkanika block in Kendrapada district.
Rout was brought up in Delhi as his parents were settled there since long. However, a pal of gloom descended on the village after the news of his death broke out.
He is survived by wife Pragati Rout and four children, including three daughters. He was the only son in his family. After completing MBA he joined BSF and was working as a captain.
Deceased’s father Balakrushna Rout said his son’s last rites would be conducted in the village on Wednesday.
The body is scheduled to reach at the Bhubaneswar International Airport on Wednesday morning.