Pilot Shambhavi Pathak, 'Cheeni', Cremated After Tragic Ajit Pawar Plane Crash

• Co-pilot Shambhavi Pathak, nicknamed 'Cheeni', was cremated at Lodhi Garden Crematorium; her brother Varun lit the pyre.
• Five people, including Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, died in the plane crash in Baramati on Wednesday.
• Shambhavi's family in Safdarjung Enclave, Southwest Delhi, and her grandmother in Gwalior are in deep grief.
• Her wedding was scheduled for March, and the family was preparing for a new beginning in their recently acquired home.
• Shambhavi was a highly qualified First Officer with VSR Ventures, holding a Frozen ATPL, and had studied Aeronautics from Mumbai University and trained in New Zealand.

Why It Matters: Co-pilot Shambhavi Pathak, known as 'Cheeni', was cremated following the tragic Baramati plane crash.