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Dad, 37, Killed in Air India Crash Had Travelled to Scatter Wife's Ashes - His Daughters Are Now Orphans
- On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed near Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff, killing at least 279 people including British father Arjun Patoliya.
- Arjun Patoliya was returning to London after traveling to Gujarat to scatter the ashes of his wife Bharti, who died from cancer weeks before the crash.
- The plane struck a residential area including a medical college hostel, killing passengers, crew, at least eight locals, while investigators recovered two black boxes.
- Arjun's two young daughters, aged four and eight, were orphaned by the crash, and a fundraiser organized by his employer raised over £370,000 to support their home, education, and wellbeing.
- A multi-faith vigil was held on June 14 at Harrow's Siddhashram Shakti Centre where the mayor urged the community to care for the orphaned girls and pray for all victims' families.
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Father Killed in India Plane Crash, Who Leaves Behind 2 Young Daughters, Was Returning Home from Spreading His Wife's Ashes
A father of two who had traveled from the U.K. to India to spread his wife's ashes died in the Air India crash on June 12, leaving the couple's two daughters, ages 4 and 8, orphaned. Arjun Patoliya, 37, was among those killed when Air India Flight AI171 crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad.
These two four- and eight-year-old girls lost their father in the air crash this week, a few weeks after their mother died.
Young sisters orphaned after dad dies in Air India crash flying home from spreading mom’s ashes
Two young sisters in London have been tragically orphaned after their father was killed in the deadly Ahmedabad plane crash — just days after he traveled to India to lay their cancer-stricken mother to rest. Arjun Patoliya, 37, was one of at least 270 killed in the horrific crash, one of India’s worst aviation disasters. Patoliya was flying back to the UK Thursday to reunite with his grieving daughters, ages 4 and 8, after fulfilling his late wi…
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