Aman Sood
Tribune News Service
Patiala, June 4

A Samana family has rushed to Assam after learning that their son, 28-year-old Indian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Mohit Garg, was among 13 aboard the AN-32 military transport plane that went off the radar yesterday.

The pilot’s family, including father Surinder Garg and brother Ashwani, are hoping against hope as the chances of survival seem to be fading.

Surinder Garg and pilot’s uncle Rishi Garg have rushed to Assam to be with their daughter-in-law Astha, who is in a state of shock.

“All we can do is hope for a miracle. He had visited us a few months ago and was supposed to visit us later this month,” says Ashwani.

The Flt Lt’s friends describe him as a brilliant student who got selected to the National Defence Academy 12 years ago after clearing his higher secondary. “He made our small town proud. We hope to hear something positive,” say his friends. “Mohit married Astha, currently posted in UCO Bank in Assam, last year. We are worried about her as well,” says Ashwani.