US national held with GPS device at Delhi airport
New Delhi, Jun 11 (PTI) A US national was apprehended at the Delhi airport on Wednesday for allegedly carrying an unauthorised global positioning system (GPS) device, official sources said.
The passenger was supposed to take an Air India flight to Bangkok scheduled for 8:25 am, they said.
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Hans India
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- Hans India
Passenger on seat 11A survives crash
Ahmedabad: The horrific plane crash in Ahmedabad that had apparently left no survivors, has sprung a surprise. Within hours of their "No survivor" statement, the Ahmedabad police confirmed that one person has survived the crash. "The police found one survivor in seat 11A. One survivor is in the hospital and is under treatment. Cannot say anything about the number of deaths yet," Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik said. The passenger, who was on seat 11A, was seen walking around -- his white tee shirt and dark trousers barely scorched. The survivor is the 40-year-old Vishwash Kumar Ramesh lying on a bed in the general ward of the Civil Hospital here. Vishwash said he was a British national and was in India for a few days to visit his family and was going back to the UK along with his brother, Ajay Kumar Ramesh. 'Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly,' said Vishwash, who received 'impact injuries' on his chest, eyes and feet. Vishwash, who still had his boarding pass, said, 'When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane all around me. Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital.' Vishwash said he had lived in London for 20 years, adding that his wife and child too live in London. He said that his brother Ajay was seated in a different row on the plane. 'We visited Diu. He was travelling with me and I can't find him anymore. Please help me find him,' he said. Elsewhere in the hospital, family and friends of passengers on board the Air India plane looked for their kin. Among them were family members of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, who also was on that flight. Sailesh Mandliya, who earlier assisted Rupani, was at the hospital looking for the former chief minister. 'We are looking for him. If you find out something, let me know,' Mandliya said.
Economic Times
43 minutes ago
- Economic Times
Air India flight to London crashes after takeoff in Ahmedabad, 241 dead, one survivor
ET Bureau Live Events Buildings Burnt, Trees Singed, Cars Damaged ET Bureau Scenes of carnage (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel London-bound Air India Boeing 787 carrying 242 people crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon, killing all on board save one, in one of the worst such incidents in the country's aviation history. Ahmedabad police said some 265 bodies were brought to the civil hospital. It wasn't clear if this included fatalities on the ground. The airline hadn't provided a final figure on casualties at press time. Vishwaskumar Ramesh, who was in seat 11A, survived and was being treated at a plane turned into a fireball after going down, laden as it was with fuel. Home minister Amit Shah said the temperatures were so high due to the burning fuel that there was no chance to save anyone, except for the sole survivor.'The number of those killed will be officially released by the authorities after DNA test and identification of the victims,' Shah said. The only relief is that one person survived, he showed the plane losing altitude in the moments it was airborne before falling inside the campus of state-run BJ Medical College and going up in flames. The aircraft was carrying about 125,000 litres of fuel for the non-stop flight. A portion of the Dreamliner's tail could be seen embedded in the building's said the process of collecting DNA samples from the bodies had been completed. 'The Forensic Science Laboratory and National Forensic Sciences University in Gujarat will conduct DNA tests of the victims,' he Directorate General of Civil Aviation said the pilots had sent a Mayday call to air traffic control (ATC) but there was no response from them thereafter. AI 171, which left Ahmedabad at 1:38 pm, was bound for Gatwick airport. It was carrying 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian, Air India plane struck the top of the dining area of the BJ Medical College hostel, killing students. More than 100 bodies had been brought to the local government hospital for autopsies, the Ahmedabad police India was taken over by the Tata Group in January flight which crashed Thursday was under the command of captain Sumeet Sabharwal, a pilot with 8,200 hours of flying experience, and first officer Clive Kundar, who had logged 1,100 aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu expressed his condolences and assured swift action.'We are on highest alert. I… have directed all aviation and emergency response agencies to take swift and coordinated action,' he posted on X. 'Rescue teams have been mobilised, and all efforts are being made to ensure medical aid and relief support are being rushed to the site.'The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) confirmed that 'the aircraft fell on ground immediately after departure' and that a detailed investigation has been India CEO Campbell Wilson said the carrier had despatched a support team to Ahmedabad.'I know that there are many questions and I will not be able to answer them all. But I do want to share the information that we have at this time. Air India flight AI 171, operated with a Boeing 787-8 aircraft travelling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, has been involved in an accident after take-off,' he said. 'Investigations can take time. But anything we can do, we are doing. We know that many people are concerned for the welfare of their loved ones.'Tata Sons chairman N Chandraekaran said that the primary focus would be on supporting all the affected people and their families.'We are doing everything in our power to assist the emergency response teams at the site and to provide all necessary support and care to those impacted,' he rescuers struggled to find survivors in the charred wreckage and pull out the injured, many of them with grievous burns, officials tried to assess the human magnitude of the search was also on for the aircraft's black boxes–the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder–for clues to understand what happened in the last crucial 11-year-old aircraft could be seen from miles away, losing altitude rapidly and combusting in a fiery blaze that sent plumes of thick black smoke spiralling in the aircraft had climbed just about 600-800 feet before plummeting to the ground almost immediately, aviation sources in Ahmedabad said the blaze was so intense that it led to several multi-storey buildings being burnt, trees singed and cars damaged. One image showed the snout of the plane crashing through the top floor of a building that appeared to be the dining area of the hostel for nurses and too, there were scenes of devastation with mangled metal, tangled wire and smoke rising from the burning King Charles III said he and his wife, Queen Camilla, were "desperately shocked by the terrible events in Ahmedabad this morning.'"Our special prayers and deepest possible sympathy are with the families and friends of all those affected by this appallingly tragic incident across so many nations, as they await news of their loved ones,' according to the statement issued by Buckingham Palace.
Hindustan Times
an hour ago
- Hindustan Times
Dreamliner disaster: A long night of wait at the hospital for devastated families
Ahmedabad — The examination hall of the BJ medical college, behind the mortuary of Ahmedabad's civil hospital, was turned into a make-shift blood collection centre for DNA identification of the victims of Air India flight crash. Inside the heavily guarded mortuary are the bodies of those who died in the crash on Thursday afternoon. Throughout Thursday night and until early Friday, families from states as far as Manipur, and nearby Maharashtra came in to give their blood samples. Until 5 am on Friday, hospital officials said at least 200 people had given their samples. 'We are expecting families of foreign nationals to come tomorrow,' Kuldipsinh P Barot, from the medical college's forensic department, said. Inside the examination hall, was Imtiyaz Ali(42), who had come from Mumbai after hearing of the flight crash. On the Air India 171 flight to Gatwick, carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members from Ahmedabad, there was his brother Javed, Javed's wife Mariyam and their two children — Amani and Zayn. Javed worked as a manager at a hotel in London. His brother, Imtiyaz spoke to HT after giving his blood sample. 'Javed had come on June 6 last for our mother's treatment and to celebrate EiD. The whole family was there on the ill fated plane. I haven't told my mother about it. We have not even seen the bodies. The doctors here told me to give my blood samples,' Imtiyaz said adding that he hoped for his brother to be alive. 'I am sending WhatsApp messages to his phone number. For some reason the messages are getting delivered. I am still getting two ticks to every message sent on his WhatsApp. So I know the chances are low but I wish he is and his family are alive,' Javed said. Police officers believe the phone may be among the hundreds of unclaimed bags that fell in the ground floor of the building near the airport wall when the plans crashed. Imtiyaz said his sister and her family were also returning to London on Thursday but had booked a different flight. 'It is destiny that Javed and his family were in that plane. He booked a plane via Ahmedabad. My sister booked a direct one. I have no idea what prompted Javed to book a flight via Ahmedabad. Somehow when I dropped him to the Mumbai airport last night, I did not ask him why he was going via Ahmedabad. Maybe it was the difference in the fares.' At the entrance of the hall, there are messages on the wall informing relatives that the blood sample report will be available only after 72 hours. Outside the hall, Pune resident Sameer Sheikh was unable to understand why he must wait for 72 hours. Irfan's younger son, Irfan Sameer Sheikh was a crew member. Sheikh has come with his family from Pune. 'The Air India executives went inside the mortuary and confirmed to me that my son's body is not charred. We showed our son's identity card to the Air India executives who confirmed that the body is not charred and they could recognise him. We cannot wait for 3 days. They should hand over the bodies of those who have been identified,' Sheikh said. Irfan, who had joined Air India two years ago, had last spoken to his mother before boarding the flight. 'He was to return day after tomorrow,'Sheikh said. At the blood collection examination hall, the help desk manned by hospital staff, medical students and local volunteers were busy through the night. For the medical students there, the task is even more traumatic because the dead include their juniors who lived in the hostel's mess next to the airport. The building next to the Ahmedabad airport boundary wall where the aircraft crashed, its rear parts stuck to the building, was the BJ medical college's boys hostel. The hostel is a 10-minute drive from the college and the examination hall where blood samples are being taken. 'Some families coming here are relatives of juniors whom we have seen at the college here. It is painful. Equally painful is having to take the blood sample of a 11 year old who has lost both his parents in the crash or an elderly man who has lost his son and daughter-in-law,' one PG student at the DNA blood sample collected desk said. More than 15 hours after the crash, families continued to walk in to give their samples at the medical college's examination hall. There is heavy security outside the mortuary. Volunteers and police teams are guiding every family to the DNA collection centre. 'Those who died in today's accident aren't just the passengers or those who were trapped the BJ Medical College's mess when the flight crashed. There were passers-by and shop keepers near the mess who too have died in the fire after the crash. Even at 5 am we are getting people coming from different parts of the state. The flames from the fuel of the plane engulfed the neighbourhood. The number of people who have died is more than what is being reported,' she said.
