Shobha Sonaghare couldn’t stop sobbing the moment she heard the news of the Air India AI-171 Ahmedabad-Gatwick plane crash. Her 26-year-old daughter, Roshni Sonaghare, was on board as a cabin crew member. While Shobha remained at home, surrounded by relatives trying to console her, Roshni’s father, Rajendra, and elder brother, Vighnesh, rushed to Ahmedabad.

From small town to skies

Hailing from Mandangad in Ratnagiri district, the Sonaghare family now resides in Dombivli East. Rajendra is a retired private sector employee, while Vighnesh works at a private firm. “She was the light of our home,” said a tearful relative. “Everything revolved around her. We are still praying for a miracle.”