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Air India plane crash: For 44-yr-old, a rejig in travel plans proved fatal

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Kalpana Prajapati from Manjalpur, Gujarat, tragically perished on a flight from Ahmedabad after delaying her trip to London to wait for her sister-in-law's visa approval. When the sister-in-law's visa was rejected, Kalpana booked a flight for June 12, a decision that ultimately led to her untimely death.
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