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June 26 1985, Forty Years Ago: Air India Tragedy
The Air India jumbo jet 'obviously broke up in the air' before crashing into the Atlantic, according to senior Indian officials who began their investigation into the cause of the airline's worst accident, which resulted in the death of all 329 people aboard. After examining the pieces of the wreckage and the bodies of the crash victims, Capt B K Bhasin, deputy managing director of Indian Airlines and one of the four senior officials who have flown from India to Ireland to conduct the investigation, said, 'It looks quite obvious that the aircraft broke up in the air.'
Security Breach
Security may have been breached during baggage inspection at Toronto airport where the ill-fated Air India jumbo jet began its journey. According to Canada's Minister for Transportation, Donald Mazankowski, an X-ray scrutinising machine failed to function after nearly three-fourths of the baggage had passed through.
Sikh Youth Held
A Sikh youth boarding an Indian Airlines flight to Bombay was arrested and a loaded revolver recovered from him by airport security personnel. Jasbir Singh Bhatia, 32, had come here a few days ago, and was staying with relatives, the police said.
Rally Lathi-charged
A big rally of Bhopal gas victims demanding proper relief and rehabilitation. was brutally lathi-charged and beaten by the police in Bhopal when they tried to break a cordon to gherao the state secretariat. Scores of gas victims, including women, were hurt in the lathi-charge. Two women activists, Sadhna and Jyotika, were dragged by their hair and brutally assaulted by lathi-wielding policemen.
