Udaipur/Jaipur/Jaisalmer: The devastating plane crash in Ahmedabad that claimed over 240 lives sent shockwaves through Rajasthan, with 12 persons, including a family of 5, from the state among those dead.Banswara family of doctor couple Komi Vyas and Prateek Joshi and their three children — Miraya, Nakul and Pradyut — were killed in the crash of the ill-fated flight headed to Gatwick airport in London. Vyas, who resigned from an Udaipur-based hospital last month, was relocating to the UK to join a hospital there. Five residents from Udaipur district — siblings Shubh and Shagun Modi, brothers Vardi Chand and Prakash Chandra Menaria, and Gogunda’s Payal Khateek — too died in the air crash. Payal, currently settled in Gujarat’s Himmat Nagar, where her father runs a business, was headed to London for higher studies. Her grandmother and other family members are in Gogunda.A resident of Balotra, Khushboo Rajpurohit, also died in the accident. She got married only five months ago and was headed to the UK to meet her doctor husband. Bikaner resident Abhinav Parihar, on a business trip to the UK, was another fatality from the state.Shubh and Shagun Modi, children of prominent marble businessman Sanjeev and Shweta Modi, were travelling to London for an eight-day vacation on the invitation of their neighbour and friend when they met with a tragic end. Shubh had completed his B.Tech in the UK, while Shagun recently graduated from a university in Ahmedabad.The Menarias — Vardi Chand and Prakash Chandra from Udaipur’s Mavli tehsil — were employed as chefs in the UK and were returning to work after a vacation with their family in Udaipur. Both the deceased were well-known in the local community and have been working abroad for several years.Udaipur district collector Namit Mehta visited the Modi family to offer condolences and oversee administrative support. “The grief-stricken families have gone to Ahmedabad to bring back the mortal remains. The local administration is providing full support and is in constant contact with the CMO to coordinate any required assistance in Ahmedabad,” Mehta said.
