Ninad Mandavgane

Budgam

India

Pakistan

'Fight on border, not on social media' 00:52

People gather to attend last rites of Ninad Mandavgane.

The wife of the Squadron Leader, who was killed in the Mi 17 chopper crash in, has called for peace between the two nuclear neighbours.On Wednesday, an IAF helicopter crashed in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam, killing both its pilots - Wing Commander Siddharth Vashisht and Squadron Leader Ninad Mandavgane and four other air warriors on board.In a message to war mongerers on social media, the late pilot's wife Vijeta said, "By 'fighting' on social media nothing will be achieved. If you have so much courage, then go and fight on the border."Calling for peace betweenand, she added, "The consequences of war are dangerous. We don't want war...not a single person should die...it all should stop," she said."The void left by his death can't be filled," she added.Ninad is survived by his wife, a two-year-old daughter and parents.Ninad was posted to Kashmir just a month ago. "Since his posting to the valley, he was in touch regularly. On February 20, he had called to wish our daughter Vedita on her second birthday. He used to spend good time speaking to her," Vijeta said.Tensions between India and Pakistan heightened following the February 14 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district in which over 40 CRPF personnel were killed. Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror group claimed responsibility for the attack.