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Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi announced on June 15 that former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani's body had been identified after his DNA was matched at around 11:10 am. Rupani was among 242 people on board Air India Flight AI 171, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on 12 June. Only one person survived the devastating crash, while Rupani was among the 241 victims who lost their lives.#vijayrupani #airindiaai171 #ahmedabadplanecrash #harshsanghvi #dnamatch #victimidentification #gujarattragedy #airindiacrash #ahmedabadairport #flightai171 #solesurvivor #aviationdisaster #forensicidentification #gujaratgovernment #planecrashvictims #gujarat #ahmedabad #toi #toibharat
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