The investigation into the bombings was long and complex, dragging on for 15 years before charges were laid. "He was acquitted because there were some mistakes during the investigation, the agencies made some mistakes and the courts couldn’t find him guilty," Alexander said. Some surviving family members of Air India victims remained suspicious of Malik until his unexpected death on Thursday, when he was shot in Surrey's Newton neighbourhood, near 82 Avenue and 128 Street.
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Reyat pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 2003, and was later convicted of perjury for lying repeatedly while testifying in the trial of Malik and his co-accused, Ajaib Singh Bagri, who were charged with mass murder and conspiracy. The victims' families spent decades hoping for justice, but only saw one man – bomb-maker Inderjit Singh Reyat – convicted in connection with the attack. "Never made it."Īnother attempted bombing on a second flight out of Japan failed, but killed two baggage handlers. "He was going to home to see his mother," Alexander said. Matthew Alexander, was among the 329 people aboard Air India Flight 182 when it exploded midair on route from Canada to Mumbai. The harm's not coming undone, physically or emotionally or mentally."Īlexander's father, Dr. "In the end, your loved one's not coming back. "Do we get closure from what happened today? Not really," said Rob Alexander of the Air India Victims’ Family Association.
Others who lost loved ones in the bombings – and who continue to suspect Malik was involved in the terrorist attack, which remains the worst mass murder in Canadian history – were left feeling numb. The death of Ripudaman Singh Malik was mourned by some who remembered the 75-year-old fondly as the co-founder of the Khalsa School and Khalsa Credit Union. One of the two men acquitted in the notorious 1985 Air India bombings was gunned down in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, prompting mixed reactions from the community.
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