Rushabh Rupani (front centre), son of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, consoles his mother Anjali Rupani as they receive the body of Vijay Rupani, who died in Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 16, 2025.
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An Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London, carrying 242 passengers and crew, crashed shortly after takeoff on Thursday (June 12, 2025) afternoon. Barring one survivor, no one else could be rescued. Air India confirmed that 241 out of 242 people aboard the flight have died.The mortal remains of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who died in an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last week, were handed over to his family members by the civil hospital authorities in Ahmedabad on Monday (June 16, 2025).“Four days after the horrific crash of an Air India plane claimed 270 lives, 99 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 64 bodies, including that of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, were handed over to their families,” officials said on June 16, 2025.Also Read | Filmmaker missing after Ahmedabad plane crash; kin fear he may be among ground victimsBoth the black boxes have been retrieved from the aircraft, a crucial discovery to help ascertain the possible cause of the accident.Also Read | International agencies reach Ahmedabad to assist in crash probeThe Boeing 787-8 aircraft took off at 1:38 p.m. Minutes later, the aircraft plummeted into the B.J. Medical College hostel mess 5km from the airport, as over 100 students were gathered for lunch. A towering plume of smoke was visible from afar after a massive explosion. This live is closed: Published - June 12, 2025 02:19 pm IST
