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Evening Standard
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Bill Bowkett

Air India accused of pressuring families of crash victims to sign compensation papers disclosing 'financial dependency' to deceased

Air India has been accused of pressuring the families of victims killed in the Ahmedabad disaster amid claims they were forced to sign papers disclosing their financial dependency to the deceased in an alleged attempt to slash compensation payments.

All but one of the 242 passengers and crew members aboard Flight 171 died last month when the Gatwick-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into a residential area moments after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

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