Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani's mortal remains handed over to family after tragic Air India plane crash.

Ahmedabad, 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 Monday.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 persons on board crashed into a medical college complex in Ahmedabad moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1.39 p.m. on June 12. While 241 persons on board the aircraft died, one passenger miraculously survived.

The Air India flight fell from the sky on Thursday and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday.

Footage that emerged after tragic plane crash in India appears to show an object flying from the aircraft just moments before it went down, killing 241 people.

He heard screams of people as the burning Air India plane flew overhead. The plane rammed into the hostel mess, and the view around the crash site became all dark for the fifty-four-year-old, Pankaj Barote. As soon as he heard the loud blast sound and the noise ensued, he ran out of his shop and took cover under a tree.

Rajkot: A day after a DNA report confirmed the identity of Vijay Rupani among the victims of the devastating Ahmedabad plane crash, the former Gujarat Chief Minister’s mortal remains will be cremated in Rajkot today (June 16) with full state honours.

Amid the global attention that followed the Indian plane crash where about 270 people died, a lawmaker has shared how the pilot was days away from quitting.