HAL director kills self

Bangalore: Ace fighter pilot, ex-IAF man and a director of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Sqn Leader (retd) Baldev Singh, was found dead at Nandi Hills, some 60 km from Bangalore, on Tuesday morning.
The Chikballapur police said it looked like suicide and that he was found hanging from a tree on the hills.
Senior HAL officials said they would not know the motive for the suicide. Mr Ashok Nayak, Chairman, who flew down to Bangalore for a few hours from an IAF commanders' meeting, said he was sad to lose Sqn Leader Singh.
The latter was also holding the additional post of Director Design.
Sqn Ldr Singh, who was around 55, was appointed Director Corporate Planning & Marketing of the defence PSU only on August 16 this year. He was Executive Director Flight Operations prior to that.
11/10/11 Business Line

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Oct 2011