Famous Indian Personalities Who Tragically Died in Plane Crashes

Homi Jehangir Bhabha (1966) – Father of India’s nuclear program, died in an Air India crash near Mont Blanc.

Mohan Kumaramangalam (1973) – Congress MP and Union Minister; died in an Indian Airlines crash near Delhi.

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Sanjay Gandhi (1980) – Indira Gandhi’s son; killed in a glider crash during a test flight in Delhi.

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G.M.C. Balayogi (2002) – Lok Sabha Speaker; died in a helicopter crash in Andhra Pradesh.

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Madhavrao Scindia (2001) – Senior Congress leader; perished in a plane crash in Uttar Pradesh.

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Soundarya (2004) – Popular South Indian actress; died in a helicopter crash near Bangalore.

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Taruni Sachdev (2012) – Child star of "Paa" and Rasna ads; died in a plane crash in Nepal.

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Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy (2009) – Andhra Pradesh CM; died in a helicopter crash in the Nallamala Hills.

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Dorjee Khandu (2011) – Arunachal Pradesh CM; died in a plane crash while flying from Tawang.

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Gen. Bipin Rawat & his Wife (2021) – India’s first CDS and his wife; died in an IAF chopper crash in Tamilnadu.

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Vijay Rupani (2025) – Former Gujarat CM; died in an Air India crash after takeoff from Ahmedabad.

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