Guwahati, June 22 -- Manipur observed a day of profound sorrow on Sunday, as thousands gathered to bid a final farewell to Nganthoi Sharma Kongbrailatpam, a 21-year-old Air India cabin crew member, who lost her life in theAir India FlightAI171 crash near Ahmedabad on June 12.

Nganthoi Sharma, a native of Thoubal Awang Leikai, was aboard the ill-fated London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner that tragically crashed, claiming 241 lives.

Her mortal remains arrived at Imphal International Airport, accompanied by her father, Kongbrailatpam Nandesh Kumar Sharma, and elder sister, Kongbrailatpam Geetanjali, who had traveled to Ahmedabad for DNA confirmation.

A large, grieving crowd, including state government officials, relatives, and local residen...