{"id":5043,"date":"2026-04-20T11:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5043"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:49:17","slug":"man-whose-whole-family-died-in-air-india-crash-told-he-cannot-stay-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5043","title":{"rendered":"Man whose whole family died in Air India crash told he cannot stay in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was one of the deadliest air disasters of the century<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

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A man was told he must leave the UK, after his whole family was killed in an airplane crash last year, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mohammad Shethwala\u2019s wife, Sadikabanu, and their two-year-old daughter Fatima were among the 260 people killed in the June 2025 crash shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad in India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mohammad entered the UK in 2022 as a dependent on his wife\u2019s student visa, and his legal right to remain in the country was tied to her immigration status.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He has lived in the UK for four years, applied to extend his visa on humanitarian grounds because other than his support network of friends in London, he has \u201cnothing left\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, the Home Office rejected that request last week and put him on immigration bail, and it has now been branded cruel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The government should be ashamed for \u201cdepriving a grieving father of his home\u201d, campaigners have said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mohammad says that he refuses to accept the government\u2019s decision, as he struggles to speak about the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI am not accepting this decision from the government. I\u2019m not feeling well right now because of this. I\u2019m not accepting this decision\u201d, he told Metro.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When his wife and daughter died in the Air India crash, she had just started a new job in Rugby and was about to apply for a Skilled Worker visa to continue life in the UK from 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mohammad, who was working as a delivery driver, lost his closest family and his path to staying in the UK when the Ahmedabad to London flight went down seconds after take off on June 12 last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The crash killed 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, one Canadian and seven Portuguese.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Speaking to Metro, his friend Musab Taherwala said Mohammad \u201clost everything\u201d and that \u201ceverything has been ruined.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s not able to talk about it properly. His mind is not working properly. His wife was supposed to be the main applicant for a skilled worker visa. If his wife had survived, he would still be allowed in the UK\u201d, his friend said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIf his daughter had survived, he would have been granted indefinite leave to remain when she turned seven, but she died as well\u201d, the friend added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On \u201ccompassionate\u201d and \u201chumanitarian\u201d grounds. Mohammad applied for Further Leave to Remain (FLR) to extend his visa in December last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The bereaved dad\u2019s mental health had deteriorated and he was reliant on a close support network of friends in the UK, his lawyers have argued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, on April 9, the Home Office rejected Mohammad\u2019s application and legal arguments, in spite of their pleas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to officials, Mohammad\u2019s situation did not fall under exceptional circumstances, as they argued he could still receive adequate mental health care from health services and other relatives in India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Home Office also put him on immigration bail, which stops him from working and bars him from potentially applying for a Skilled Worker visa to stay in the UK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As Metro reports, Mohammad\u2019s lawyers plan to challenge the Home Office\u2019s decision in the courts, which will allow him to stay in the UK during that process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Boeing 787-8 crash is one of the deadliest air disasters of the 21st century, as it killed 260 people, including 241 passengers and crew members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On the ground, 19 people died after it hit a medical college hostel building and bursting into flames.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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