Body of Kerala nurse killed in Ahmedabad plane disaster brought home

Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan MLA, CPM General Secretary M.A. Baby, CPM State Secretary M.V. Govindan, and Minister V. Sivankutty pay their last respects to Ranjitha at the Thiruvananthapuram Airport.

Thiruvananthapuram | The body of a 37-year-old nurse from Kerala who died in the Ahmedabad flight disaster was brought back to her home state on Tuesday morning.

Ranjitha, a native of Pathanamthitta district, was working in the UK when the incident occurred. Her mortal remains were identified through a DNA test.

Her body arrived at the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram around 7 am.

Kerala ministers V Sivankutty and G R Anil were among the officials who paid their last respects.

Senior political leaders, including CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby and Congress veteran Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, also offered tributes.

The coffin was later taken to her village, where it will be kept at a school in Pullad for the public to pay their respects.

Her brother and a close relative accompanied the body on its final journey.

Cremation is expected to take place on the premises of her family home later in the evening.

Ranjitha, a mother of two, was remembered as a dedicated nurse who had worked outside the state for several years to support her family.