'They might still come out': Families wait in denail and grief after deadly Ahmedabad plane crash
AHEMDABAD:
Anil Patel
stands outside the postmortem room, clinging to an impossible hope. Having lost his wife to illness two years ago, fate dealt him another cruel blow on Thursday when the crash claimed his son Harshit Patel (33), and daughter-in-law Pooja (28).
"I am speechless from the loss. I just want to wait outside the postmortem room. Harshit and Pooja may come out any moment," says Anil, his words heavy with denial and grief.
The young couple had surprised Anil with an unexpected visit to Ahmedabad on June 2. While Harshit had built a successful career with Amazon in London, Pooja had recently completed her master's degree there.
Their visit to India was prompted by Pooja's need for medical treatment following a miscarriage.
The devastating loss carries an additional burden. Rajesh Vaghela, Anil's colleague who has been helping with the paperwork, revealed that Anil had borrowed Rs 50 lakh from private lenders to fund his son's overseas education - a father's investment in his child's future, which is now a shattered dream.
Three men search for their cousin, neice
Farooq Vohra, Sohail Vohra and Javed Vohra travelled from Anand to Civil Hospital seeking news about their cousin Pervez Vohra (33) and his four-year-old daughter Zuveira. "The two were here for
Eid
.
They had visited family members in Thasra in Kheda and enjoyed themselves.
They had promised us they would return next year," Farooq recalled. "Our family members are in pain with no answers about Pervez and Zuveira. We request authorities for information," he added.
Family awaits son's arrival
Keeping his emotions in check, Kalpesh Patel, who had travelled from Mahudi village, patiently tried to grasp the formalities and DNA sampling procedures from hospital teams so that he can help the son of his relatives 80-year-old Soma Patel and his wife Jyoti.
This couple from Gandhinagar's Pundra village were flying to London for their son Divyesh's house warming when tragedy struck. Divyesh had been living in London for a decade and only recently bought his dream home. The son was now on a flight to Ahmedabad for the DNA sampling. "This is the worst that can happen to any family," Kalpesh said.
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