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Time of India
9 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
2 cabin crew cremated; pilot, co-pilot's funerals today
Mumbai: Heartbreaking scenes unfolded as the last rites of two Air India crew members who died in the Ahmedabad air crash of June 12 were performed in Mumbai Monday. Distraught families of senior airhostess Shraddha Dhawan of Mulund and flight attendant Saineeta Chakravarti of Juhu Koliwada laid their dear departed to rest. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The remains of these AI staffers were despatched to Mumbai from Ahmedabad after their families' DNA samples were matched with theirs. The bodies of the pilot, Capt Sumeet Sabharwal of Powai, and co-pilot or first officer Clive Kunder of Goregaon are expected to be consigned to the elements on Tuesday. Clive was a member of the UBM Christa Kanthi Church in Kurla and the burial is scheduled at Sewri Cemetery. Sabharwal's remains will be flown into Mumbai from Ahmedabad on an early morning flight. Late Monday night, deceased cabin supervisor Shraddha Dhawan, 44, who lived in Nishad Kalpnagari, Mulund, was laid to rest by her husband Rajesh. Neighbours and relatives gathered to offer condolence. Rajesh, also an employee of Air India since 2005, is a native of Palakkad, Kerala. The couple got married in 2008 in Palakkad. He is the youngest of three children of K Narayanan, a retired officer of the Indian Air Force. A day before the crash, Rajesh had gone to Delhi to attend a course organised by Air India. It was during his stay there that he received the news of his wife's death through an official call from the airline. During the incident, their 13-year-old daughter was with her maternal relatives in Mumbai. Over in Juhu Koliwada, the Chakravarti family bade final farewell to their daughter Saineeta, 35, at the Hindu crematorium in Santacruz West. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now More than 200 mourners, including Air India colleagues, family members and neighbours from her community, gathered as her father Abin performed the last rites. Saineeta's mother Reema wept uncontrollably while her father and sister quietly struggled to contain their grief. Everyone present mourned the loss of a bright young lady who had the drive to lift her family out of poverty by sheer dint of hard work. Meanwhile the bodies of British passengers Javed Ali Syed, his wife Mariam and their two little children Zayn, 5, and Amani, 4, have yet to be identified, said Javed's brother Imtiaz. Imtiaz and his kin from Malad are in Ahmedabad waiting for the DNA results to arrive. Cabin crew Deepak Pathak of Badlapur too has not been identified yet. Until Monday his DNA samples and those given by his family members were yet to be matched. A relative told TOI, "Deepak's two sisters and brothers-in-law are still in Ahmedabad and their DNA has yet not matched." Similarly, the body of Roshni Songhare, a resident of Dombivli, has also not been identified yet. Her father and brother are in Ahmedabad where they are awaiting the DNA match. (Inputs by Pradeep Gupta, Manju V and Bella Jaisinghani)
Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- General
- Hindustan Times
Air India tragedy: Friends & families of crew members of flight AI-171 Ahmedabad-London mourn their lost ones
As the nation grapples with the tragic AI-171 plane crash where 241 people on board lost their lives, the friends and families of the travellers grieve losing their loved ones. Clive was a kind, humble soul. He fondly called me Akka (elder sister). He was a beloved part of our UBM Christa Kanthi Church in Kurla (Mumbai). Despite his demanding schedule, Clive never missed a chance to greet and connect with each person in the congregation — from the eldest to the youngest — always with a warm smile and genuine interest in their lives. He was so much more than the uniform he wore with pride — flying was truly his passion. His presence lit up every room, and his loss has left a deep void. His family, loved ones, and all of us who knew him are heartbroken. I knew Roshni Rajendra Songhare from an IndiGo flight," shares Shruti Craig, adding, "She was full of life, always greeting people with a smile and spreading positivity. Our job creates a strong, unspoken bond. Her last story was from Ahmedabad, about dinner the night before the incident, and her final post was a joyful hotel room selfie. It's haunting how unpredictable life is. Ek saath pura parivar khatam ho jana, bahut mushkil samay hai hamare liye... Puri zindagi bas 10-12 bags mein samet kar woh London ke liye nikle the. Jate hue unhone selfi le kar bhi bheji. 1:32pm par unhone bataya ki wo run way par hai aur uske baad TV par dekha aur phone aaye ki kya hua hai. Humein bas itna hai ki phone, body ya unka kuch toh mil jaye waapas. Hum sab toote huye hain. Viswash Kumar Ramesh, 40, who was seated in 11A is the only one who's survived. The British National was visiting family in India and was heading back to the UK with his brother, who was seated in a different row. Revealing that he jumped from the plane miraculously at the last moment, he told us: 'When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane all around me. Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital. My brother was travelling with me and I can't find him anymore.' Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Viswash at the hospital on Friday. Bhoomi Chauhan was supposed to board the Air India flight to London, but she missed it by 10 minutes due to traffic. 'I am shivering. I am not able to talk. My Ganpati Bappa saved me,' she told Republic TV. Bhoomi lives in London and was going back to her husband after vacationing in India.
