Gurgaon: A prayer ceremony was held on Friday on the 21st anniversary of the Air India Boeing 747 Kanishka air crash at Om Indu Rural Hospital in village Dhankot on the Gurgaon-Sultanpur Road.
The meeting was organised by one of the victims of the 1985 tragedy which had claimed 329 people aboard the plane.
Chief guest for the occasion was Lucie Edwards, High Commissioner of Canada in India.
Gurgaon Senior Superintendent of Police Hanif Qureshi, Civil Surgeon Dr D V Saharan, City Magistrate Ajay Malik, First Secretary Canadian High Commission Ayesha Rekhi were also present on the occasion.
Om Indu Rural Hospital was built in memory of Om Jain, his wife Indu and their two children Ruchi and Rikki who were among those who lost their lives in the crash.
23/06/06 Delhi Newsline
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