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India Gazette
a day ago
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- India Gazette
"Her husband insisted she meet him in London for his birthday ": Family of Ahmedabad plane crash victim
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): Harpreet Kaur Hora was among 241 passengers who were killed in the Air India plane crash a day ago. She was going to London to meet his husband. Speaking to ANI, her father-in-law, Harjeet Singh Hora, said, '... We got the news through TV... She was going to meet my son in London... Her last rites will be performed in Ahmedabad.' Her relative Rajeev Singh Hora highlighted that Harpreet had preponed her plan of June 19 to June 12, to celebrate her husband's birthday on June 16. He said, '...Before she was leaving for London, everyone sent congratulatory messages, even spoke to her on the phone. After that, we learned directly from the news about what happened... Her husband insisted she meet him in London for his birthday on 16 June, as she planned to go to London on 19 June. So she booked the tickets for yesterday... Her father's DNA test was done yesterday. He will be called after 72 hours. The last rites will be performed in Ahmedabad. She got married in 2020.' Meanwhile, Gujarat ATS has recovered a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from the debris of the Air India plane that crashed yesterday in Ahmedabad. An ATS personnel said, 'It's a DVR, which we have recovered from the debris. The FSL team will come here soon.' The AI-171 Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 aeroplane bound for London's Gatwick had crashed shortly after it took off from the Ahmedabad International Airport on Thursday. The airlines said 241 people on board the aircraft died in the crash and one person miraculously survived the crash. The aircraft was piloted by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, a Line Training Captain with 8,200 hours of flying experience, assisted by First Officer Clive Kundar, who had logged 1,100 flying hours. According to Air Traffic Control (ATC), the aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1.39 pm (0809 UTC) from runway 23. It made a Mayday call to ATC, but thereafter, the aircraft did not respond to the calls made by ATC. Immediately after departing Runway 23, the aircraft crashed outside the airport perimeter. An official said heavy black smoke was coming from the accident site. A formal investigation has been launched by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the deadly crash of Air India flight 171 that killed 241 people onboard, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu confirmed on Thursday. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and met with Vishwashkumar Ramesh. Before arriving at the hospital, PM Modi inspected the plane crash site and took stock of the ground situation. He also held a review meeting with the officials at the airport in Ahmedabad. (ANI)
News18
a day ago
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- News18
'Had Dreams Of Living Abroad': Relatives Of Air India Crash Victims Break Down On Camera
Last Updated: The London-bound AI 171 flight departed from Ahmedabad at 1:38 pm on June 12, but within minutes, it crashed into a medical hostel near the Meghani Nagar area. Anguish and heartbreak gripped families across India as they received information of loved ones lost in the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash that claimed 241 lives on Thursday. The London-bound AI 171 flight departed from Ahmedabad at 1:38 pm on June 12, but within minutes, it crashed into a medical hostel near the Meghani Nagar area. 'She (the deceased Jaishreeben Patel) was my relative. She was going to London after her marriage. Her husband was staying in London. She was shifting there…She had dreams of living abroad, that's why she was going to London," said a relative of a deceased passenger of the AI-171 plane crash. #WATCH | #AirIndiaPlaneCrash | Aravalli, Gujarat | Relative of a deceased passenger of AI-171 plane crash, says, 'She (the deceased Jaishreeben Patel) was my relative. She was going to London after her marriage. Her husband was staying in London. She was shifting there…She had… — ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2025 Eyewitnesses described hearing a deafening explosion and seeing a fireball shoot into the sky as the aircraft, which was reportedly flying at an altitude of 825 feet, lost lift and plummeted into the residential zone. Indore Family Mourns Loss Harpreet Kaur Hora was among the 241 passengers who perished in the tragic Air India plane crash. A resident of Indore, Harpreet had been en route to London to meet her husband ahead of his birthday. A staff member at BJ Medical College described the terrifying moment when the Air India flight crashed into the college's hostel in Ahmedabad. 'We rushed downstairs to save our lives. We didn't get to know anything. At that time, we were making rotis… 3 to 4 children died, and 3 to 4 were admitted to the ICU. One woman and a 2-year-old have been missing since yesterday," she said. The Dreamliner was carrying 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, 7 Portuguese citizens, and 1 Canadian passenger. Air India confirmed the crash on X, stating that further updates would be provided as information becomes available. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the tragedy as 'heartbreaking beyond words" and said he is in constant contact with officials managing the relief and rescue efforts. Another grieving family confirmed the death of their son in the AI-171 plane crash after recognising the flight details on news broadcasts. The young man's parents and elder brother have since travelled to Ahmedabad to assist in the identification process, where authorities have collected a DNA sample from the brother. 'As soon as we watched the news, his (deceased's) mother figured out that her child was on the same flight. We got the confirmed news yesterday afternoon… His father, mother and elder brother have gone to Ahmedabad. The DNA sample of his elder brother has been taken," the relative of the deceased said. Authorities have recovered the aircraft's black box, a critical component in determining the cause behind the crash of one of Boeing's most advanced jets. In response to the tragedy, the Gujarat government and Ahmedabad Civil Hospital have established emergency helplines to assist those seeking information about the victims. First Published: June 13, 2025, 17:00 IST News india 'Had Dreams Of Living Abroad': Relatives Of Air India Crash Victims Break Down On Camera
