AI Express Crash : 14 Among Dead are from Udupi District
Pics by Hemanath Padubidri
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Udupi, May 22: In the worst ever air tragedy in Karnataka which claimed the lives of 160 people in the Mangalore today morning, 14 people are from Udupi district. According to the information received from our correspondents Hemnath Padubidri and Shekar Ajekar there is pall of gloom in many of the households which have lost their loved ones in the tragedy.
Jayapraksh Sherigar (28) from Udupi lived in Padubidri in his sister’s place before going to Dubai 3 years ago and was working for Dubai Medicals. He was popular among the people in the surrounding areas of Mood Murnad where he was running the Sapthami Medicals. This is the third time Jayaprakash is coming to Udupi and he had informed his friends about it. In the Karnataka mini film festival held in Moodbidri Jayapraksh had received the award for the best film for “Sudho” on behalf of the director.
Venisha, Vishal and Flavia
Shailesh
Sameena
Zubair
Mohd Ziad
Kishore
Kevin
Jayaprakash
Zianab
The air crash tragedy has claimed 4 members of Mohammed Ziad ‘s (42) family including his wife Sameema (36), sons Zubair (3 1/2 years ) and Zainab (2). Luckily he had left behind his two children Rohan and Rabia back in Dubai with his wife’s brother. Mohammed Ziad owned a steel factory in Dubai and he had come to Valakkad to attend his mother Halimadi’s funeral. One can now imagine the atmosphere in the house which has to bear the pain of loosing five members in the span of two days.
Kishore Kumar (28) of Bailumane was working for a private company in Dubai and was returning his home at Bailumane after a gap of 2 years.
Flavia Lobo along with her children Venish and Vishal from Sheelapura had gone to Dubai on a visiting visa and are among the dead in the tragedy.
Kevin Sequeira (16) had recently passed his SSLC exams and had gone to Dubai to visit his parents there and tragedy struck when he returned.
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