Grieving families mourn loved ones, and demand answerspublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 12 July
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Ayushi Christian’s husband Lawrence was killed in the crash last month
In the hours after the preliminary report on the Air India crash was released, we’ve been hearing from the families and friends of some of the 260 people killed.
‘Justice should be served’: Ayushi Christian’s husband Lawrence Christian was killed in the crash, she calls for justice for the victims. “Action should be taken against those responsible,” she tells the BBC.
‘Her story will live on’: The cousin of Lamnunthem Singson, a crew member who lost their life, says the family are “trying to make sense of our loss”. He explains that he is not sure if knowing the reason for the crash will change the way they are grieving.
‘Was it avoidable?’: Badasab Syed, 59, lost his brother, sister-in-law and their two children in the crash. He says he was left with more questions than answers following the release of the report.
‘Did he suffer when he died?’: Shweta Parihar lost her husband Abhinav Parihar in the aviation disaster, she says the ongoing investigation offers her little comfort. “What is the point of the investigation now? We are finished,” she tells the BBC.
‘We don’t have words to describe our pain’: Rafiq Dawood’s 25-year-old son, Faizan Rafiq, died in the crash. “We don’t know about the fuel switch or other technical details. The fact is that we have lost our son,” he says.
‘Our hopes have been shattered’: A relative of Saiyed Javed Ali, who died in the crash along with his wife and two children, has called on the Indian government to act against those responsible. “Proper investigation should be done to find what caused the crash,” he says.
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Saiyed Javed Ali, his wife and two children were killed in the crash