Air India Crash: Indian-Origin Entrepreneur Donates Rs 6 Crore to Victim Medics' Families
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UAE entrepreneur Shamsheer Vayalil pledged Rs 6 crore to support families of the four medical students who died due to the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.
Days after Air India plane tragedy in Ahmedabad claimed over 270 lives, a UAE-based Indian-origin entrepreneur has come forward to provide financial assistance to the grieving families of the four students who died due to the impact of the crash, and those affected.
Among the deceased were four medical students who were killed after the aircraft crashed into a medical college hostel mess moments after taking off from an airport in Ahmedabad.
In a post, the entrepreneur, Shamsheer Vayalil, pledged to pay Rs 6 crore to the families of the four MBBS students.
As per his X bio, he is the founder and chairman of Burjeel Holdings.
They were future frontline heroes.Manav, Aaryan, Rakesh, and Jaiprakash were preparing to save lives, not lose their own. The AI171 crash took them from us. Pledging ₹6 crore to support their families and others affected. #AirIndia171 #AI171 #BJMedicalCollege pic.twitter.com/Jh0vivpstJ — Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil (@drshamsheervp) June 16, 2025
In a post on X, he wrote, 'They were future frontline heroes. Manav, Aaryan, Rakesh, and Jaiprakash were preparing to save lives, not lose their own. The AI171 crash took them from us. Pledging ₹6 crore to support their families and others affected(sic).'
'Having lived in medical hostels, the images felt painfully familiar. This gesture is personal. It stands with the students who never got to serve, and with the families now carrying their memories forward(sic)," he further wrote.
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June 17, 2025, 10:44 IST
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