Deepest Condolence

Today, I received an email from Vrijlesh Rai (IRFCA Hyderabad) that one of our IRFCA members Tanvi Abhyankar had passed away in an road accident yesterday in Istanbul. She is an IFS officer and was with the Indian Consulate there.. she is also a railfan.

She had suffered from multiple fractures, heavy bleeding, cerebral haemorrhage and all efforts on the part of the medical crew of Bakirkoy Hospital yielded no result. Her body is being flown to Mumbai today and the last rites would be conducted this evening.

In September 2005, there was a email thread on IRFCA about safety while railfanning.. she was one the core discussion and sent this mail

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Dear Prakash/Satish/Members

many of you are very much senior to me i suppose(am 26 years old),and have more experience/knowledge than i have...though being a new member i still concern about you all, because peeping out of a running local in mumbai had ruined my elder brother's entire life.he was in his last year of mechanical engineering at IIT Mumbai when the tragedy struck 2years back.since then he is in coma with no signs of improvement.i do not want to lose another friend/brother.

regards
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I am very sad today on hearing that we have lost a railfan.. she had great concern for life and passion for trains.. it seems she was the only child for her parents (I presume her brother passed away -I am not sure).. this has left her family, friends and the entire IRFCA fraternity in grief... I have not met or seen her.. not even in photo.. but i feel the loss very much..

Prayers for the departed soul and for the grieving friends and family members...