Pakistani Co-Worker Calls Air India Victim's Father Daily for 1 Year After 241 Deaths
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Updated · The Indian Express · Jun 10
Pakistani Co-Worker Calls Air India Victim's Father Daily for 1 Year After 241 Deaths
2 articles · Updated · The Indian Express · Jun 10
Summary
One year after the June 12, 2025 Air India Dreamliner crash killed 241 of 242 people aboard, London-based Omar Ali still calls victim Kamlesh Chaudhary’s father Savdhanbhai every day.
The bond began when Kamlesh’s employer asked Omar to contact the Gujarat family after the crash; the brief condolence calls grew into daily conversations, messages and video chats spanning grief, health and farm decisions.
Savdhanbhai says the calls helped sustain a family shattered by the deaths of Kamlesh, 26, and his bride Dhapuben, 26, whose belongings were later returned in charred bags at Air India’s family centre.
The family received Rs 25 lakh in interim relief, Rs 1 crore from Tata Trust and Rs 4 lakh from Gujarat’s relief fund, using part of it to repay Rs 55 lakh borrowed to send Kamlesh to London.
On the June 12 anniversary, the family plans to visit the Ahmedabad crash site, while Omar and Kamlesh’s boss continue quiet support from London through calls, monthly transfers and memorial videos.