Mumbai, June 17 (UNI) A Mumbai family is enduring profound anguish in Ahmedabad, trapped in what they describe as "double grief" six days after losing four relatives in the Air India flight AI171 crash. They await the release of their loved ones' bodies, caught in a DNA identification process far exceeding the promised 72-hour timeframe.
The victims, Syed Javed Ali (a Mumbai resident living in London for 12 years), his wife Maryam Syed Javed, their 8-year-old son, and 4-year-old daughter Amina, had travelled to Mumbai to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha with Ali's mother. They perished when the London-bound plane caught fire shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12.
Speaking to UNI on Tuesday, Ayub, uncle of the late Syed Javed Ali, spoke about the family's despair. Camped in Ahmedabad since the tragedy, they remain without the bodies needed for burial rites. "We were promised 72 hours, but the DNA identification process has not been completed yet for our family," Ayub stated.