Grandparents eager to see grandkids, couples making new lives abroad, students waiting to build careers…
Grandparents eager to see grandkids, couples making new lives abroad, students waiting to build careers…
Team TOI Plus
Updated: Jun 13, 2025, 14:27 IST IST
A newly-married heading to London to meet her husband, a family dropping their son for higher studies, grandparents who had planned a visit around their grandchild's birth, a family of five embarking on a fresh start – they were among the 241 on board Air India 171 that crashed on Thursday
Among the lives lost in the tragic crash on Thursday (June 12) were members of one of Ahmedabad's well-known families — the Nandas, owners of Cargo Motors.
Pramukh Nanda, his wife Neha and their son Prayas had boarded the flight to London, where Prayas was set to begin his higher education. Sameer Naik, a close family friend, rushed to Civil Hospital upon hearing of the crash, desperately seeking information about the Nandas. 'There was no clear update on their whereabouts or condition,' Naik said, visibly shaken.
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Grandparents eager to see grandkids, couples making new lives abroad, students waiting to build careers…
Grandparents eager to see grandkids, couples making new lives abroad, students waiting to build careers… Team TOI Plus Updated: Jun 13, 2025, 14:27 IST IST A newly-married heading to London to meet her husband, a family dropping their son for higher studies, grandparents who had planned a visit around their grandchild's birth, a family of five embarking on a fresh start – they were among the 241 on board Air India 171 that crashed on Thursday Among the lives lost in the tragic crash on Thursday (June 12) were members of one of Ahmedabad's well-known families — the Nandas, owners of Cargo Motors. Pramukh Nanda, his wife Neha and their son Prayas had boarded the flight to London, where Prayas was set to begin his higher education. Sameer Naik, a close family friend, rushed to Civil Hospital upon hearing of the crash, desperately seeking information about the Nandas. 'There was no clear update on their whereabouts or condition,' Naik said, visibly shaken.
