The mortal remains of Lt Colonel VVB Reddy, who died in an army chopper crash in Arunachal Pradesh, arrived at the Begumpet Air Force Station in Hyderabad last night. Homage was paid to Reddy with full military honours while Brig K Somashankar, Officiating General Officer Commanding, Telangana and Andhra Sub Area laid a wreath on the body.
An official release stated that the body was moved to his residence
at Malkajgiri and the funeral is likely to be held today. VVB Reddy is survived by his wife and two daughters. Reddy’s wife is a dental doctor in the Army. He passed out of the NDA and served in the Army for nearly two decades.
Reddy and his co-pilot Major Jayanth A were killed when the helicopter crashed near Mandala in Arunachal Pradesh two days ago.