Weeks after Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash that killed four others, the family of Pinky Mali, a flight attendant who also died in the crash, has alleged that the owner of the charter company involved in the incident attempted to pressure them to stay away from speaking to the media.

According to the family, VSR owner V.K. Singh allegedly warned Pinky Mali’s brother, Karan Mali, not to speak publicly about the incident or give statements to the media, IANS reported.