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He 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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Daily Star broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, June 13, 2025.
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