Girls orphaned when father died in Air India crash after scattering wife’s ashes

Arjun Patoliya, 37, was killed 18 days after his wife Bharti had died from cancer, the GoFundMe page to support their daughters, aged four and eight, said

Officials inspect the site of Thursday’s Air India plane crash. Picture: Ajit Solanki/AP

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025 - 19:56

Pol Allingham, PA

Two children were orphaned when their father was killed in the Air India plane crash after travelling to scatter his wife’s ashes in her homeland, according to a fundraiser for the family.

Arjun Patoliya, 37, was killed 18 days after his wife Bharti had died from cancer, the GoFundMe page to support their daughters, aged four and eight, said.