Pathanamthitta/Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 24 (PTI) Scores of people on Tuesday paid their respects to a 37-year-old nurse from Kerala who died in the Ahmedabad flight disaster. The body of Ranjitha, a native of Pathanamthitta district, was brought back to her home state this morning. She was working in the UK when the incident occurred and her mortal remains were identified through a DNA test. Emotional scenes unfolded when the woman’s body was kept for public homage at a local school in Pullad in her native place and later at her under-construction house there. Besides relatives, friends and neighbours, people from various walks of life including people’s representatives, and dignitaries from socio-cultural sector paid homage to the victim. Ministers Saji Cheriyan and V N Vasavan, Anto Antony MP, district collector Prem Krishnan and so on were among those who paid their last respects to Ranjitha. Later, her body was cremated adjacent to her house, the completion of which was her long-drawn dream. Earlier in the day, the mortal remains of the woman arrived at the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram around 7 am. Kerala ministers V Sivankutty and G R Anil were among the officials who paid their last respects. Senior political leaders, including CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby and Congress veteran Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, also offered tributes. Her brother and a close relative accompanied the body on its final journey. Ranjitha, a mother of two, was remembered as a dedicated nurse who had worked outside the state for several years to support her family. PTI LGK TGB ROH