Indian Mother Mourns Daughter and Son-in-law Who Died in June 12 Plane Crash

• A mother has been thrown in deep sorrow after losing her daughter in the tragic plane crash that rocked India on June 12, 2025
• The mother has shared the last promise her daughter made to her when she was returning to London with her husband
• Unfortunately, her daughter, who died alongside her husband, will no longer be able to keep the promise

Tragedy struck an Indian family on June 12 as they lost two members in the Air India plane crash that occurred at Ahmedabad.

The plane, a Boeing Dreamliner, had crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ahmedabad Airport.

The incident claimed the lives of 241 people on board, taking with it the dreams and aspirations of many families and relatives of the victims.

One of the families affected by the tragedy is that of Pooja and Harshit Patel, a married couple who lost their lives.

The couple got married eight years ago and moved to the UK two years ago with the support of their families.

Pooja and her husband, Harshit Patel, were from Ambika Nagar in the Indian city of Gujarat.

While in the UK, they lived in Leicester among a thriving community of people from Gujarat.

Pooja used to call her mother, 58-year-old Chandra Mate, while in the UK until they decided to travel home to India in May.

Chandra Mate said she was so happy to see her daughter, Pooja when she and her husband surprised them with a visit.

She said, as quoted by The Guardian UK:

“When I saw her after two years, it was a kind of joy I had never known. The entire neighbourhood came out to greet her and Harshit. Her glow, her presence – everything about her had changed.”

Harshit, 33, and Pooja, 28 were travelling back to the UK after the family visit to India but they never made it to Leicester.

Indian mother holds framed photo of daughter and son-in-law who died in June 12 plane crash

Pooja had promised to buy her mother a washing machine so that she would find her domestic work easier. However, she won't be able to fulfil the promise anymore.

Her mother regretted that she was not able to follow them to the airport on the day they died.

Her mother said:

“If only I had gone to drop her off, I would’ve had a few more hours with her."

Meanwhile, Harshit’s father, Anil Patel, said the two were inseparable when they were alive and said he was going to cremate them together.

His words:

"In life they were inseparable. I cannot separate them in death. We will only cremate them together.”

Lady claims God showed her plane crash

Meanwhile, Legit.ng also reported that a Nigerian lady claimed that she saw the Air India crash before it happened.

The lady, identified on Facebook as Peace Ogbonna Daniel, said she saw the event play out before her like a movie.

She said she felt guilty because even though God showed her the impending tragedy, she failed to pray about this.

Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng