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AI crew member Deepak Pathak's body reaches home in Badlapur for final rites
Badlapur: The body of Air India cabin crew member and Badlapur-resident Deepak Pathak, 32, who died in the
Air India plane crash
in Ahmedabad, was identified on Friday, a week after the incident. His body reached his home on Saturday, where hundreds of people attended his funeral.
His last rites were performed at the cremation ground in Badlapur.
Deepak's elderly parents, wife, and both sisters were inconsolable. His relatives, Air India employees and senior officials were among those present for the last rites. Pathak worked in Air India for 11 years and was posted as a cabin crew member a few months ago. After the incident, his two sisters and brother-in-law waited in Ahmedabad for the body.
The DNA test of the sisters was done twice, but Deepak's body could not be identified as their DNA did not match his.
Later, doctors took DNA samples from Deepak's mother, who was in Badlapur. Her son's body was identified on Friday, eight days after the incident. On Saturday morning, Deepak's body reached JD Rawal Complex in the Katrap area of Badlapur, where he resided.
When the ambulance arrived at the complex with the coffin, Air India officials arranged to take his body to his home first for the family members.
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Deepak's body was then brought to a place in the complex for the last darshan, where hundreds of people paid tribute to him with tearful eyes.
Sandesh Patil, a resident of the complex, said, "Deepak was like a brother to us; we are all saddened by his death."
Pathak's family said that on the day of the incident, June 12, he was not assigned duty on the flight. He was on sick leave and was scheduled for a trip to London on June 14. However, he received a call from officials citing an emergency on June 11, so he left for Ahmedabad. The family said Deepak was a dedicated employee, but if he had refused to resume duty that day, he would have been alive today.
