Aparna Mahadik, a senior crew member aboard the ill-fated Air India Flight AI171 that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, has been confirmed among the deceased. Aparna was the daughter-in-law of Sunil Tatkare’s younger sister, Tatkare is a Member of Parliament from Raigad district and chief of the Maharashtra NCP.

Tatkare told news agencies: “Aparna is the daughter-in-law of my younger sister. Her family lives in Goregaon, Mumbai. My nephew, Aparna’s husband, is also a cabin crew member with Air India. He was in Delhi at the time of the incident. The Mahadik family has been informed about the tragedy.” Aparna Mahadik, 42, was on duty as senior cabin crew when the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport, killing all 242 people on board.

State NCP chief Sunil Tatkare