KATHMANDU: The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu confirmed that there were 16 Indian nationals on board the Agni Air plane that crashed in Jomson of Mustang district in western Nepal on Monday morning, killing 15 people including three crew members.

Six passengers among 21 people on board the Agni Air flight number 9N AIG, which had flown from Pokhara to Jomsom, were rescued alive from the crash site at the Jomsom Airport.

Issuing a statement this afternoon, the Indian mission said that 13 Indians on board the plane are feared to be dead but three others have been rescued alive.

The Indian Embassy identified the rescued Indian nationals as Tirumala Kidambi Sreekanth, Tirumala Kidambi Sreevardhini (9) and Tirumala Kidambi Sreepada (6). They are currently undergoing treatment at Manipal Hospital, Pokhara, it said.

“A Nepal Army chopper has left for Jomsom to bring the mortal remains of the deceased to Kathmandu,” the statement said.

Name list of 16 Indian passengers

Mr.K Mamanya

Mr.S K Arora

Mr M Handa

Mrs. M Arora

Ms. R Handa

Mr. K Arora

Ms. T Sachdev

Ms. G Sachdev

Mr. Sanaim Sudhar

Mr. G Raman

Mr. Kidambi Tirumala

Ms. Latha Echambade

Mr. Sreeva Kidamba Tirumala

Ms. SReepada Kidamba Tirumala

Mr. Kumar

Mrs. Kumar

Expressing grief over the casualties, the Embassy said that it is maintaining close contact with the Nepali Nepalese authorities who are carrying out the search and relief operation at the site of the crash.

It informed that the Embassy’s Pension Paying Office in Pokhara is providing active support and relief to the Indians being treated at the Manipal Hospital, Pokhara and for the prompt and proper evacuation of the mortal remains of the Indian nationals killed in the accident.

Also, a control room / information centre has been set up in the Lazimpat-based Indian Embassy, Kathmandu.

Following are the phone numbers of the information centre:-

00-977-1-4423702

00-977-1-4410900, extn.4109

00-977-1-4411699, extn.4109