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BENGALURU: Indian classical musician Shubhendra Rao treasured his sitar like a prized possession, which he used to “take care of like a child”. “All fragile baggage accepted on board are tagged with a ‘limited release’ tag, which indicates that the airline has no liability in the event of damage to the article. However, Jet Airways said no compensation could be paid. In his online petition filed on Change.org on November 14, Rao also questioned the ‘limited release’ form that airlines make artistes sign to evade responsibility for any damage to instruments.“The airline industry must change the ‘limited release’ rule in the case of musical instruments. The last segment of the flight from Bangkok to New Delhi was on Jet Airways, which damaged his sitar, he alleges.He compares the loss of the instrument to that of his third hand..