Air India, DNA and Crash
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A filmmaker went missing after the Air India plane crash near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport. His phone was last traced 700 metres from the crash site. Family has submitted DNA samples to aid identification.
SDRF-ASP Sheetal Gujar highlighted the bravery of rescue personnel who used oxygen masks and wet cloths to evacuate victims from a hostel building, despite extreme heat and danger at the crash site.
British passenger Vishwash Ramesh, 40, was the only survivor from the Air India plane crash and he was incredibly able to get up and walk away from the aircraft with the other 241 onboard dying
Filmmaker Mahesh Kalawadia (Mahesh Jirawala) went missing the day Air India flight AI-171 crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. His family has submitted DNA samples as his phone's last location was near the crash site.
In one case, forensic teams, reportedly have to repeat the 72-hour-long DNA testing procedure after two heads of different victims were found in one body bag
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