The relatives of NRI Javed Ali Syed, 37, who died in the Air India Flight 171 crash along with his wife Mariam, 35, and their two children, Zayn, 8, and Amani, 4, said the deceased, after settling in the United Kingdom, would help underprivileged children in Mumbai as well as support his sister and her family in the city.

The ill-fated family was returning to London, where Syed had studied hotel management and had been living for the past 11 years, when tragedy struck. They had travelled to Mumbai after Syed’s mother was diagnosed with six blockages in her heart. Speaking to mid-day, Syed’s uncle Rafiq Abul Memon, who resides in Goregaon, said, “Syed lost his father at a young age. His mother worked hard and sent him to London for higher studies.

Rafiq Abul Memon with his cousin Saood Memon (right)