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News18
24-06-2025
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- News18
'She Dreamt Of Coming Home She Built': Tearful Adieu To Kerala Nurse Killed In Air Plane Crash
Last Updated: Ranjitha Gopakumaran, 42, a native of Pullad, was working at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, England Ranjitha Gopakumaran, a nurse from Kerala's Pathanamthitta district who died in the tragic Air India AI 171 crash on June 12, was laid to rest on Tuesday with thousands gathering to pay their last respects. The 42-year-old, a native of Pullad, was working at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, England. She had returned to Kerala briefly to oversee the final stages of her new house's construction and to request an extension of leave from the state health department. She was due to return to the UK when tragedy struck. Ranjitha's body was flown from Ahmedabad to Thiruvananthapuram early Tuesday morning. Her remains were first taken to her alma mater, Sree Vivekananda High School in Pullad, where hundreds of locals, students, and well-wishers lined up to pay their respects. From there, the procession moved to her partially completed dream home, where she had hoped to settle in three months with her two children and widowed mother. The emotional farewell was attended by several ministers, including V. Sivankutty, G. R. Anil, V. N. Vasavan, and Saji Cherian, alongside senior political leaders like CPI(M)'s M. A. Baby and Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan. Representatives from NORKA ROOTS and police officials were also present. A single mother, Ranjitha had recently enrolled her son and daughter in classes 10 and 7 at the same school she once studied in. She was looking forward to rejoining Kerala's health service and settling in her hometown, Indian Express reported. Her nursing career had taken her from Oman to the UK. In 2019, she was selected for the Kerala state health service and worked at the Pathanamthitta District Hospital before taking long leave to work abroad again. She moved to England last year to support her family. Ranjitha's remains were kept at her home for public viewing before cremation was held in the evening. Her final journey was accompanied by her brother and a close relative. First Published:
The Hindu
24-06-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Tearful adieu to Keralite nurse killed in Ahmedabad plane crash
Ranjitha Gopakumaran Nair, the Malayali nurse who tragically lost her life in the Ahmedabad plane crash, was accorded a tearful adieu on Tuesday. Her mortal remains were placed for public homage at Sree Vivekananda High School and her residence in Pullad, Pathanamthitta. A large number of people, including Ministers V.N. Vasavan and Saji Cherian, gathered to pay their final respects. Earlier in the day, her body arrived at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport at 7:15 a.m., where Ministers V. Sivankutty and G.R. Anil received the remains on behalf of the State government and offered floral tributes. Several political and social leaders were also present at the airport to pay homage. The body was then transported to her native village of Pullad in Thiruvalla, accompanied by her brother Ratheesh G. Nair and uncle Unnikrishnan. A steady stream of mourners flowed into Sree Vivekananda High School, where public viewing began at 10 a.m. Mr. Vasavan offered his respects on behalf of the government and later visited her home to console the grieving family. MP Anto Antony and MLA Mathew T. Thomas were among the dignitaries who paid their last respects. By afternoon, the body was brought to her residence. Mr. Cherian, along with other local leaders including MLAs K.U. Janish Kumar and Pramod Narayan, visited the home to pay homage. In the evening, amid a sea of mourners, her mortal remains were consigned to flames on a funeral pyre prepared in the family compound. Ranjitha had been serving as a nursing officer at the Kozhencherry District Hospital before taking leave for a job abroad. She was on her way back to London from Kerala when the flight she boarded tragically crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12. Ranjitha was the sole provider for her mother and two young children.
Hindustan Times
24-06-2025
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- Hindustan Times
Mortal remains of Kerala nurse killed in plane crash, kept at school where she studied
Jun 24, 2025 02:45 PM IST The mortal remains of Ranjitha G Nair, the Kerala native killed in the Ahmedabad Air India on June 12 crash this month, was brought to her home state on Tuesday. The remains will be taken to her family home in Pullad and cremated around 4pm on Tuesday. (HT sourced photo) Nair (40) worked as a nurse in the United Kingdom (UK) and had recently returned to Kerala on a short leave to complete some formalities for her rejoining as a state government health worker. She was returning to London aboard the ill-fated Air India flight 171 which crashed into the hostel block of a medical college in Ahmedabad shortly after take-off on June 12. Also Read: Air India suspends flights to Europe and parts of US after airspace restrictions It was after 11 days that Nair's body was identified through DNA examination in Ahmedabad. The nurse's mortal remains were brought to the Thiruvananthapuram international airport early Tuesday and taken by road to her native village of Pullad in Pathanamthitta district. Her remains have been kept for public tributes at the school she studied, Sree Vivekananda High School. Ministers including VS Sivankutty and VN Vasavan paid their tributes. The remains will be taken to her family home in Pullad and cremated around 4pm on Tuesday. Nair leaves behind her mother and two minor children. According to her friends and family members, her new home, currently under construction, was her big dream in life.
