AHMEDABAD: The process to identify victims of the June 12 AI-171 air crash picked up pace on Monday as officials said DNA samples of 119 of them have been successfully matched. At least 270 people perished in the aircrash.

Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani's untimely demise in a plane crash has deeply saddened the state. His legacy was honored with a solemn farewell. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and other dignitaries attended the tribute,

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.

Rupani was among the 242 people aboard the doomed Flight AI171 that took off from the Ahmedabad airport on June 12 and was en route to London's Gatwick airport. The BJP leader was on his way to meet his daughter in the British capital.

A father of two who had traveled from the U.K. to India to spread his wife's ashes died in the Air India crash on June 12, leaving the couple's two daughters, ages 4 and 8, orphaned. Arjun Patoliya, 37,

Medical students who survived when an Air India plane crashed into their hostel in Ahmedabad say their first reaction was to help treat the injured.

"Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani lost his life during the Air India crash in Ahmedabad on 12th June. Today, at around 11:10 AM, his DNA has matched. He worked for the people of the state for several

Officials said they had found the cockpit voice recorder that may provide crucial clues about what caused the Air India flight to crash, killing at least 270 people.