The special Air India plane lay waiting at Singapore airport, though all clearances had been given to allow AI-380A flight to depart on priority.
Had the plane left on time, it would have arrived in Delhi in the night, but the government wanted to avoid chaos in Delhi.
The victim's family insisted on going to Delhi for the last rites, Mumbai Mirror reported, and finally the plan departed at around 10 pm Singapore time. The Centre heaved a sigh of relief, as the plane would arrive in Delhi at the unearthly hour of 4 am, when there was no chance of protests.
