Mumbai, March 10 -- Shivkumar Mali, father of flight attendant Pinky Mali who died in the plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, on Tuesday alleged that the family has received little support from the government and the aircraft operator since the incident.

Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Mali said the family is struggling to cope with the tragedy and has not received any substantial assistance or communication from authorities or the company involved.

"We are not getting any real output or support from the government. I only heard that an official named Amol Sonawane from Baramati offered a cheque of Rs 5 lakh," he said.

Mali also claimed that his son had received a WhatsApp call about a week ago from a...