They got on Air India’s flight from Ahmedabad to Gatwick. Unaware of the disaster that would unfold, on Thursday. They sat down, Viswash across the aisle in 11A, next to the emergency exit, and Ajay in 11J.

Then there was a crash.

Viswash survived what investigators now refer to be a catastrophic accident while sat in 11A close to the emergency exit. As the cabin was engulfed in flames, his brother Ajay, who was seated in seat 11J right across the aisle, did not. Bloodied and dazed, Viswash was hauled from the ruins.

Viswash, who is currently in a hospital in India, keeps saying the same eerie request: “Find Ajay, you must find Ajay.”

Their family is torn between sadness and incredulity back in Leicester. Their mother, too upset to talk, is surrounded by family members who are consoling her. Nayankumar, their youngest brother, spoke