Victims of IAF crash yet to get relief

The four, who lost their near and dear ones besides their belongings in the accident, told UNI at the accident site that 8220;for the first few days, many people came and noted down details and estimated damage but nothing materialised. Everybody only takes details, no bodyoffers us any help.8221;

The authorities seem to have turned a deaf ear to the plight of the affected families, mostly daily wagers from Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, as no word about any sort of compensation is being uttered. IAF officials, however, sent condolence letters to the families of those dead and injured expressing its deep sorrow over the damage to the life and property in the accident.

Besides 18 IAF officials who were on the flight, two children and one woman had died and several others were injured when the aircraft crashed on their jhuggis in sector 20 of Pappankala on March seven.