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A WIFE on the doomed Air India flight excitedly called her husband just minutes before take-off to say she would be home soon.
Nurat Jahar, 29, and care worker hubby Sohail Iproyaliya had gone to Gujarat to visit family at the start of May.
He had to return home to Leicester a fortnight later, and Nurat was heading back on Thursday on tragic flight AI 171.
She could not wait to see her husband of five years and called him one last time on her mobile as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was taxiing on the runway ready to take off.
But around an hour later, stunned Sohail was told she was dead.
Heartbroken family friend Mohammed Ghanchi, 28, said: “Sohail had to come home after two weeks because of work commitments but she stayed to look after her father while her brother went to Mecca.”
Another friend Shahrukh Mg, 33, added: “They were very happy. We are all shocked at the loss.
“She was a very kind character, extremely friendly. Sohail is so upset. He flew to India yesterday.”
The couple lived just a few hundred yards from the Leicester home of miracle survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40.
The death toll rose to 279 with 38 people killed on the ground making the tragedy the worst aviation disaster this century after 9/11, and India’s worst-ever single air tragedy.
A total of 241 passengers and crew were killed when the 787 began to lose height 17 seconds after take-off when it had reached 625ft.
It hit the hostel of a medical college 16 seconds later, erupting into a huge fireball.
Rescuers yesterday made a grim discovery of another body in the jet’s tail section.
Doctors are relying on DNA and dental records to identify the badly burnt remains.
King Charles led a minute’s silence during yesterday’s Trooping the Colour.
He requested the tribute himself and he and other senior royals in the parade wore black armbands.
The King expressed his “deepest possible sympathy”.
Meanwhile, Indian politician Sanjay Raut speculated that the plane was downed by a “cyber-attack”.
The black box containing flight data has been recovered — but the second box, which records the pilots speaking, is still missing.
The plane can fly with one engine, leading to theories that it may have had a rare double engine failure.
British and American investigators have now joined the investigation.
The plane had recently completed the Paris-Delhi-Ahmedabad route without incident.
The pilot of the IndiGo budget airline flight immediately behind AI 171 on the runway aborted his own take-off when he realised something was wrong — and moments later watched as the plane crashed.
Air India is to retire flight number AI 171. The Gatwick route will now be AI 159.
Family at survivor’s bedside
MORE than 20 family members of the sole survivor of the Air India crash flew out to be at his bedside yesterday.
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, from Leicester, lost his brother Ajay on the doomed 787 flight.
The siblings were sitting on different sides of the same row, with Vishwash located near the emergency exit.
His cousin Hiren Kantilal, 19, said: “He can’t believe he has lost his brother. We are all heartbroken that we lost him.”
From his hospital bed, Vishwash detailed his miracle escape.
He said: “I managed to unbuckle myself, used my leg to push through that opening, and crawled out.
“Everyone around me was either dead or dying.
“I still don’t understand how I escaped.”
Ketan Shah, from Bournemouth, was named as one of the victims. He was returning to Britain after visiting his sick father.
The 43-year-old, who lived in Bournemouth with wife Megha and their teenage son and daughter, had run a village store in Shipton Bellinger, Hants, for 15 years.
Fellow passenger Ash Harrington, 27, from Suffolk, was heading back to the UK on the flight with his father Suresh Patel and grandmother Radhabi Patel.
His mother Andrea Bonner posted on social media: “I will never heal this pain. RIP my son.”
Orphan fund £400k
A FUNDRAISER has been set up for two young sisters who were orphaned when their father was killed in the crash while returning from scattering his wife’s ashes.
Arjun Patoliya, 37, from Harrow, North West London, had flown to Gujarat to honour his wife Bharatiben, 42, who died of cancer in May.
Last night the total donations stood at £400,000.
All cash raised will go to a legal trust or appointed guardians for Jiya, eight, and four-year-old Roya.
The GoFundMe page, set up by a family friend, said the money would provide “security, stability and love in the years ahead”.
Married ex-prison officer jailed for filming steamy romp with lag in cell freed after just 5 MONTHS
A FORMER prison officer filmed having sex with a lag in his cell has been freed from jail early after serving just five months.
Married Linda de Sousa Abreu, 31, was given 15 months for her romp with burly serial burglar Linton Weirich.
But she has been released on licence as new rules to relieve prison overcrowding mean offenders can be freed after a third of their sentence if they behave.
But ex-Met Police detective Peter Bleksley said: “This is a shocking example of soft justice.
“Where’s the deterrent when sentences and time served are as short as this?”
OnlyFans model De Sousa Abreu’s romp with Weirich at troubled HMP Wandsworth, South London, was revealed by The Sun a year ago.
Her discarded radio crackled nearby as another con filmed them.
In January, she was jailed at Isleworth crown court for misconduct in a public office.
The Ministry of Justice said: “Offenders released on licence are subject to strict conditions and can be recalled to prison immediately if they break the rules.”
Huge Gladiators star to join Strictly this year after ‘impressing producers with their dancing’
TV Gladiators star Nitro has signed up to take part in Strictly’s next series.
The 36-year-old ex-Olympic sprinter, real name Harry Aikines Aryeetey, impressed in the Christmas special.
A source said: “Bosses have been desperate to get Nitro on the series for a while.
“They were in talks last year but couldn’t get the timings to marry up with his work.
“He was a huge hit at Christmas prancing around in lycra and showing off his biceps.
“Producers were also impressed with his dancing.
“The Gladiators’ fanbase is growing and kids love them so he’ll be a hit with younger viewers, too.”
The signing shows the growing influence of Holly Willoughby’s husband Dan Baldwin, whose agency Hungry Bear Talent represents the Gladiators.
Harry, also seen in last year’s Celebrity MasterChef, was limited by injury when paired with pro Nancy Xu in the festive show.
He said: “I was a bit cautious, so Nancy and the team just worked around me and I just gave it my all.”
A Strictly spokeswoman said: “We don’t comment on speculation.”
Cheapest new cars to insure in UK are revealed – including £237-a-year hatchback, compact SUV & ‘Tardis on wheels’
CAR insurance has skyrocketed as the cost of living keeps soaring.
The average annual premium rose by £284 in 2024 – a 43% increase year-on-year – taking the typical cost to £941.
While that figure from Confused.com is far from affordable for many motorists, there are still several new cars on the market that are relatively inexpensive to insure.
We’ve pulled together a list of the cheapest new cars to insure, ranked on the most competitive insurance quotes available, using consistent criteria to ensure a fair comparison.
Topping the list is the Skoda Fabia, currently the cheapest new car to insure in the UK.
The rest of the rankings are largely made up of superminis and hatchbacks, with a small number of compact SUVs also making the cut.
Encouragingly, there are signs that premiums may be beginning to ease.
Over the past year, average quotes have gradually fallen, with the latest figure standing at around £834.
The Skoda Fabia comes with an annual insurance premium of £237.94.
Bought new, these nippy little motors will set you back around £19,410.
According to Autocar, the Fabia rides better than some luxury cars do and is kitted out with a user-friendly interior.
The downfalls were its hard, scratchy interior plastics.
The Seat Ibiza is second on the list and has remained a firm favourite for drivers since it first launched six years ago.
The annual insurance premium is £240.84, and the car costs £19,795.
According to Autocar’s road tester, Illya Verpraet, the Seat is a “brilliantly modern compact car”.
The car boasts impressive technology that helps to make your journeys comfortable.
Coming in at third place is the Hyundai i10 which is the cheapest of the three at £16,380.
The annual insurance premium is £259.91.
It’s a Tardis of a car, offering up a surprising amount of space for passengers.
It’s one of the best city cars available thanks to its size and state-of-the-art technology.
