Ahmedabad Plane Crash: A ringing bell and a weeping mother with a broken heart

A mother endlessly calls her son, Deepak—an Air India crew member lost in the Ahmedabad crash—hoping he will answer her calls, but only silence remains. Read more on Dynamite News

Badlapur: A phone that is constantly ringing. A mother's breakdown with every bell—maybe this time her son will pick up the phone. But on the other hand, there is only an endless silence, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

Every death in the Ahmedabad plane crash is a story in itself. But there are some stories that rip the heart. This is the story of Deepak Pathak, a resident of Badlapur, Maharashtra, and his mother's never-ending wait for him.

This is Deepak Pathak, who has been working as a cabin crew member at Air India for the last 11 years. He lived in Badlapur with his parents and two sisters. Both sisters had been married. Deepak was the only support and pride of his family.

On Thursday morning, Deepak called his mother just before boarding that ill-fated flight to London. Every child, somehow or in some way, feels closest and most connected to their mother — and we can imagine the kind of conversation they must have had.

The mother must have said, "Son, take care of yourself," and the son must have promised, "Mother, I’ll call you as soon as I reach." It became the last call of Deepak as it was the last time her mother had heard his voice.

When the news of the plane crash arrived, grief engulfed his family, but Deepak's mother simply refuses to accept the truth. Family members say that ever since the news broke, she has been calling her son's number over and over again. Each time the phone rings, her hope springs to life for a fleeting moment — and each time no one answers, that hope shatters again.

Just imagine, for a moment, the state of a mother whose son had spoken to her just that morning — and now, though his phone still rings, the one who would answer it has fallen forever silent.

Deepak’s sister is in no less pain. Through her tears, she says, "Until we receive official confirmation, how can we believe that our brother is no longer in this world?" It is the hope of a family — one last hope — that maybe, somehow, a miracle will occurr. and maybe their brother, their son, survives.