Javed Ali Syed, a London hotel manager, his wife Mariam, and their two young children tragically perished in the Air India crash in Ahmedabad. The family had traveled to India to visit Javed's ailing mother and celebrate Eid al-Adha.

Britain’s Indian community was understandably shaken by the tragic loss of lives in the London-bound Air India plane crash, with temples around the UK on Friday witnessing impromptu prayers and vigils in memory of the victims.

In a heartbreaking turn of events, two young sisters in London have been orphaned after their father, Arjun Patoliya, perished in the Ahmedabad plane