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Shaken after plane crash on son's hostel, PI finds him safe at home
Ahmedabad: Meghaninagar police inspector D B Basiya was among the first responders to the devastating AI 171 plane crash. What awaited him at the crash site wasn't just a scene of destruction, it was deeply personal.
As the debris of the downed aircraft smouldered, Basiya stood frozen. The tail of the plane had come crashing down on the mess hall of the medical college hostel — the very place where his son Rajat, a second-year MBBS student, usually had his meals.
Unaware that his son had stayed home that day, the father in uniform feared the worst.
Just a day before the crash, Rajat had returned home briefly to get his clothes washed and refill snacks — a routine visit.
He had told his parents he would return to the hostel on June 12.
"When I left for duty o June 12, Rajat told me he would leave soon for the hostel," said Basiya, recalling that morning. "When I reached the site and saw the mess destroyed, I couldn't speak."
Even as a father's heart trembled, the officer in him acted. He coordinated with the fire brigade, supported volunteers, and remained outwardly composed — all the while thinking of son's safety.
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Gathering courage, he called his wife. Relief washed over him when she said Rajat had delayed his return. "He decided to spend more time with us since his exams were a few days away," Basiya said.
Later, a video call confirmed what his heart had desperately hoped — Rajat was home, safe, sitting with his mother.
While Rajat had escaped the tragedy, his friends and fellow students had not been as fortunate. "Some of the victims were the same age as my son," said Basiya.
That night, Basiya continued his duty — at the Civil Hospital, surrounded by the aftermath of a crash that nearly took his own child. Some of his son's friends, shaken, stayed at their home — the only comfort they had in a night that changed many lives forever.
