Person of Indian Origin (PIO) sues Malaysian Airlines for $7.6mn over flight MH370

S Puspanathan, husband of 32-yearold K Sri Devi, then a governance specialist, was among the 239 passengers including five Indians and crew on board the Beijing-bound Boeing 777 aircraft. Devi, who is a housewife, filed the 32 million Malaysian Ringgit (USD 7.6 million) negligence suit before the Kuala Lumpur High Court by her lawyer Shailender Bhar. 

In the lawsuit, Devi along with her two young sons and parents-inlaw have alleged wrongful death of Puspanathan due to alleged negligence and breach of contract by the airline and government agencies. The suit was filed against Malaysia Airlines and eight others from the government over the disappearance of flight MH370 which is believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean two years ago two years ago, The Malaysian Insider reported.

The aircraft left Kuala Lumpur International Airport  in the wee hours of March 8, 2014 for Beijing and was declared as having “ended in the Southern Indian Ocean and all lives lost”. Apart from a wing part called flaperon, no other part of the plane has been found so far despite a massive search operations. Bhar said the thrust of the suit was that the owner of the aircraft was negligent and they are seeking compensation for nervous shock and bereavement.