Career
He served in Sagar Pawan, the elite aerobatic demonstration team He was attached to Indian Naval Air Squadron, INAS 551.He had been posted to Mumbai, Chabua and Goa during the course of his service. On March 3, 2010, an aircraft of the Sagar Pawan team crashed in Hyderabad while performing in an airshow.
Pilot Commander Suresh Kumar Maurya and co-pilot Lieutenant Cdr Rahul Nair were killed in the crash.