US EditionHe Came To India To Immerse Wife's Ashes_ Died In Plane Crash On Way Back
- On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight AI-171 crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport, killing 241 of the 242 people onboard.
- The crash followed a distress "mayday" call sent by the crew moments after ascent, with flight tracking data showing loss of contact seconds after takeoff.
- Arjun Patolia, a father of two who had traveled to India to scatter his late wife Bharti's ashes, was among those killed, leaving his daughters orphaned.
- Survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who was seated in 11A, described waking up amid debris and bodies and being helped to a hospital; meanwhile, rescue teams recovered two flight recorders.
- The tragedy prompted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the site and meet injured survivors, while a GoFundMe campaign launched to support Arjun's orphaned daughters has raised significant donations.
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Children orphaned as father killed in Air India plane crash days after mother dies
Two children have been left suddenly orphaned after their father died in the Air India crash. Arjun Patoliya had been visiting India to fulfil his wife Bharti's "final wish" to be laid to rest in her hometown.
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MSNTwo children orphaned as dad dies in Air India crash after scattering mum's ashes
Father-of-two Arjun Patolia was returning to London after scattering his late wife’s ashes. He was tragically confirmed among the 241 victims of the doomed Air India Flight 171.
Two children orphaned after Air India plane crash kills dad scattering mum's ashes - The Mirror
Father-of-two Arjun Patolia was on his way back to London after scattering the ashes of his late wife - but was tragically confirmed as one of the 241 victims who perished on the doomed Air India flight 171
He Came To India To Immerse Wife's Ashes_ Died In Plane Crash On Way Back
He had come to India to fulfil his wife's last wish and immerse her ashes in a pond in her ancestral village. Little did he know, when he boarded a plane back to London from Ahmedabad, that he would... ...
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