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Major Tahir Hussain laid to rest
The mortal remains of Major Tahir Hussain Khan were laid to rest with full military honours at a graveyard near his house at Suraram village in Qutubullahpur in Jeedimetla here on Friday. Tahir Hussain has made the supreme sacrifice while on duty during a night flying sortie in the Safapura area of Kashmir on February 10. He was posted as a pilot of the Advanced Light Helicopter (Dhruv) in the ‘202 Army Aviation Squadron’.
Hyderabad: The mortal remains of Major Tahir Hussain Khan were laid to rest with full military honours at a graveyard near his house at Suraram village in Qutubullahpur in Jeedimetla here on Friday. Tahir Hussain has made the supreme sacrifice while on duty during a night flying sortie in the Safapura area of Kashmir on February 10. He was posted as a pilot of the Advanced Light Helicopter (Dhruv) in the ‘202 Army Aviation Squadron’.
The funeral prayer was attended by a large number of local people at around 10.30 am on Friday morning followed by wreath laying and floral tributes with full military honours. A contingent of more than 500 army personnel paid homage to the deceased Major. A large number of civil officials and military officers from Army, Air Force and Navy attended the solemn ceremony. Wreathes were laid on behalf of the Chief of the Army Staff, the GOC-in-C, Southern Command and GOC ATNK&K Area by Brigadier Ajai Singh Negi, Officiating General Officer Commanding of the Andhra Sub Area and other officers.
Similarly, wreathes on behalf of the Governor and the CM were also laid on the occasion. The Major was recently married in May 2014. He hails from a family serving in the Army and Air Force. His father Sarwar Hussain Khan has retired from the Air Force and his elder brother is working in the Army, while his younger brother is currently posted at the Air Force Station in Begumpet in Hyderabad.
