Air India Crash: Current Location of Sole Survivor Released in Latest Update
- VIshwash Kumar Ramesh, the sole British survivor of the Air India crash, remains in India as he mourns the loss of his brother
- UK families of victims continue to face silence from authorities over the mishandling of remains
- An open letter to the Foreign Secretary has intensified calls for accountability and answers
The sole British survivor of the Air India crash, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, remains in India, according to the latest update from his family.
Ramesh, 40, from Leicester, has not returned to the UK following the 12 June disaster and is said to be undergoing treatment while mourning the death of his brother Ajay, who died in the crash.
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His wife confirmed that she and their young son had returned to Britain, but Ramesh has stayed behind, struggling with survivor’s guilt and refusing to speak to the media.
The London-bound Boeing 787 crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad, killing 241 of the 242 people on board, including 52 British nationals and 29 individuals on the ground.
Ramesh, seated in 11A, escaped with facial cuts and chest injuries, but his wife said the emotional toll has been overwhelming: “Everything happened in front of him and the main thing is he lost his brother. He’s not talking to anyone in the media, even in India.”
UK families slam ‘silence and indifference’ over mishandled remains
Grieving British families have accused authorities of “silence and indifference” after receiving incorrect remains in their loved ones’ coffins.
Two families have written an open letter to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, urging her to demand accountability from Indian officials over what they described as a devastating mishandling of victims’ remains.
Miten Patel, whose parents Ashok and Shobhana Patel died in the crash, and Tom Donaghey, brother of victim Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, said:
“Not only did we lose our family members in this tragedy but have since endured unimaginable pain of their remains being mishandled, mislabelled, commingled and in one devastating case, completely lost without any explanation or any sort of empathetic response regarding this whatsoever from the authorities in India.”
Aviation lawyer reveals disturbing errors in victim identification
James Healy-Pratt, an aviation lawyer at Keystone Law representing over 20 British families, revealed that one family discovered their relative’s casket contained “commingled” remains, while another was told the body inside was not their loved one.
The revelations have intensified calls for transparency and reform in international disaster response protocols.
The family of Akeel Nanabawa, his wife Hannaa Vorajee, and their four-year-old daughter Sara Nanabawa said they were confident they received the correct bodies but condemned the broader handling of the repatriation process.
“The mishandling of such a sensitive process speaks to a wider failure between the British and Indian authorities to act with care, co-ordination and respect,” they said.
Families demand accountability and reform
As Ramesh remains in India and families continue to seek closure, pressure is mounting on both governments to address the failures in victim identification and repatriation.
The open letter and legal action underscore a growing demand for accountability, compassion, and systemic change in the aftermath of one of the deadliest aviation disasters involving British nationals in recent history.
Amount Air India plane crash's only survivor will get as compensation
Legit.ng earlier reported that Air India announced on Saturday that it would provide an interim compensation of ₹25 lakh (approximately £21,000 or €24,500) to family of the 241 passengers who died in the Ahmedabad plane crash.
This compensation works out to over ₦43.5 million per recipient, with the only survivor, 40-year-old Ramesh Viswashkumar, also expected to receive the same amount from the airline.
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