‘My memories are frozen on June 12’: A year on, families of AI-171 victims still searching for answers
One year after the tragic crash of Air India flight AI-171, families of the victims continue to struggle with grief and a lack of closure. The disaster, which killed 260 people, remains a source of profound trauma for the local community in Ahmedabad.
Why it matters
This piece serves as a human-interest memorial, highlighting the long-term psychological impact of aviation disasters on affected families.
For weeks after surviving the Air India flight AI-171 crash, Sitaben Patani kept asking about her teenage son. The answer was one her family could not muster the courage to reveal: 15-year-old Akash Patani had been killed in the air disaster that left his mother battling severe burns and hundreds of families grieving.
The article is a sensitive human-interest report on a tragedy and does not contain political bias.
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