Ahmedabad: Exactly a year ago, Suresh Khatik had lost his eldest daughter Payal. The 25-year-old, self-driven, ambitious girl was on her way to London to pursue her Master's, after having done her BTech from Udaipur, when the Air India flight crashed right after taking off.A year later, Suresh and his family sit at a private hotel in Ahmedabad, clutching a photograph of Payal. Suresh's hollow eyes seek answers. "My world will forever remain incomplete without Payal," he says.Payal's siblings are honouring their elder sister's dream. Younger Komal has completed her Master's in Gujarati literature and is set to join a B Ed course, and the youngest brother is pursuing his diploma in engineering.Read more: Air India plans to downsize with owner Tata balking at losses"Yes, we have been paid the compensation, but that is not bringing our daughter back. Our home will have a hole forever," Suresh says, as he wipes his eyes. "We deserve to know what happened. Why did I lose my girl whose only dream was to pull the family out of poverty?"Sitting on the next table, Suresh Mistry too has the same question. "Who is responsible? No one is telling us anything. After all, we are small people, what can we even do?" asks the carpenter from Anand. His daughter Kinal was also on the flight, carrying her aspirations to settle in England. She was travelling with a work visa.Also read: Air India says 96% of Ahmedabad crash victims' families have received interim compensationMistry carries the last selfie of his daughter with him and his wife taken at the airport. "Our world has changed totally. Our son used to work in London; now we have called him back. He lives with us in Anand," he says."Compensations have arrived, answers haven't," he says. "Now the legal firms and pilot federation are fighting for us, and hopefully someday we shall know why our children died," he adds.As the victims, activists, and lawyers gathered to commemorate the tragic Air India Boeing accident of last year, similar stories floated across the hall, from one table to another.Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) president CS Randhawa has already moved the Supreme Court seeking a judicial probe and has made it clear that FIP would knock on the doors of the judiciary "if there is an iota of doubt" in the final investigation report.On Friday, he urged victim families to come together and seek a piece of land to build a memorial for victims.
Battling tears and emptiness, kin of Air India crash victims await closure
Families of victims from the Air India Boeing accident gather one year later. They seek answers regarding the crash that claimed their loved ones. Compensation has been received, but closure remains elusive. The Federation of Indian Pilots is pursuing a judicial probe. Families hope for justice and a memorial to honor the deceased.
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