India, June 14 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a clarification of rules and visa fee system after a relative of three victims of the Air India plane crash alleged that an immigration officer asked them to pay 1,000 pounds, around Rs.1,16,813 to board the flight.

Manish's daughter, grandson, and an in-law were onboard the Gatwick-bound Air India AI171 flight that crashed near the Ahmedabad airport on June 12, Thursday. Speaking to reporters, he claimed, "My daughter, her 15-month-old son, and her mother-in-law were on the flight. Before boarding, the family was stopped by an immigration officer and asked to pay 1,000 pounds to be allowed on the flight. They were not allowed to board despite having British passports." Follow Ahm...