Air India, Ahmedabad
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The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a student doctor's hostel in a residential area of the Indian city of Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff on Thursday, killing 241 people on board and at least 29 on the ground.
Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.
In a viral video, Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of the ill-fated Air India flight, is seen coming out from the campus of Ahmedabad's BJ Medical College as bystanders witness the crash with plumes of thick black smoke billowing in the background.
In the video, the woman is seen smiling and giggling as she films the interior of an Air India flight. Her demeanor, given the video's context, has provoked strong reactions on social media.
As the investigation in the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash continues, Sheetal Gujar, SDRF-ASP and nodal officer for the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), highlighted the bravery of rescue personnel who entered the hostel building.
The horrific crash of Air India Flight AI171 on Thursday, June 12, 2025, has left the nation in profound grief, with the confirmed death toll now sta