Co-pilot from Allahabad helped save many more lives in Mumbai crash

ALLAHABAD: Her doctor father wanted Marya Zuberi to apply his occupation, but she was once made up our minds to transform a pilot. On Thursday, when her ill-fated plane reportedly evolved a mechanical snag, she exhibited exemplary willpower to occupation and presence of mind, guidance the plane out of dense residential spaces of Ghatkopar sooner than it crashed close to a development web site, thus saving many extra lives.

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Former aviation minister Praful Patel tweeted his tribute to her: "Salute to the pilot who showed the presence of mind to avoid a big mishap, saving many lives at the cost of her own life."

Saddened to listen to concerning the unfortunate incident at #ghatkopar as Charter plane crashes in an open area. Salute to t… https://t.co/fiwOB8YA9X

— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) 1530177366000

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Marya’s husband Prabhat Kathuria and daughter Ruby (centre) with a relative


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In Allahabad, a pall of gloom descended on the Rani Mandi area of the Sangam City when the news concerning the tragic loss of life of Zuberi broke.

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Father Dr Iqbal Hasan Zuberi and mom Farida Zuberi have been inconsolable and too stunned to talk.

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"Parents came to know about Marya's death when their granddaughter called them at around 3 pm," stated Parvez Akhtar Ansari, Zuberis' neighbour and corporator of Rani Mandi area, leading scores of pepole from the colony and adjacent spaces consoling the grieving oldsters.

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"About 20 days back, she had come to stay with her parents for a couple of days. On Wednesday, she called them up to inform that her daughter had got very good marks in the high school examinations and invited her mother to Mumbai," he provides.

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Marya was once married for the past 16 years and was once staying in Mumbai together with her husband and daughter.