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Time of India
an hour ago
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- Time of India
Ahmedabad Plane Crashes: 37 years, 2 tragedies, and 1 man, now MLA, who couldn't walk away from haunting experiences of BJ Medical College
Ahmedabad has witnessed two of the deadliest air disasters in India's aviation history. And standing quietly behind the scenes of both was one man, Dr Hasmukh Patel , now an MLA from Amraiwadi, who once served as a young medical student. The 1988 Crash That Shaped His Journey As per a TOI report, back in 1988, Indian Airlines Flight 113 crashed near Kotarpur on its way from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. A total of 133 people lost their lives in the tragedy. Dr Patel, then a second-year MBBS student at BJ Medical College , was suddenly called to help. 'There was a shortage of staff in the postmortem room,' he recalled. 'We rushed in to assist under Dr Deshmukh, who led the forensic department. There were so many bodies, and very little space, it was overwhelming.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join new Free to Play WWII MMO War Thunder War Thunder Play Now Undo That experience left a lasting mark on Patel. A Familiar Tragedy, Decades Later On 12 June 2025, tragedy struck again. Air India Flight AI171 , a Boeing 787 Dreamliner headed from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick Airport, crashed shortly after take-off. The aircraft struck the BJ Medical College hostel, sparking a massive fire. The disaster claimed over 270 lives, passengers, crew, and people on the ground. Live Events When Dr Patel heard the news, now decades removed from his student days, he didn't hesitate. 'I rushed to Civil Hospital,' he said. 'Around seven bodies had arrived when I got there. I helped the staff put tags on the body bags.' For Patel, the moment was deeply personal, not just for the lives lost, but for the lasting scars they have left on the city and its people. 'Both tragedies were heart-wrenching,' he said. 'Having lived through the first one as a student, this felt painfully familiar.' 'To witness such horror twice in one lifetime, and in the same city, is something I could never have imagined,' he said. Inputs from TOI
Time of India
5 hours ago
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- Time of India
A tale of 2 Gujarat plane crashes, a common ‘emergency worker', and haunting memories from BJ Medical College
Ahmedabad MLA Dr. Hasmukh Patel, then a second-year MBBS student, played a role in the aftermath of the 1988 Indian Airlines Flight 113 crash in Kotarpur. He assisted at Civil Hospital, tagging body bags amidst staff shortages following the tragic event that killed 133. AHMEDABAD: Dr Hasmukh Patel, an MLA for the Amraiwadi constituency in Ahmedabad, has a history of providing service during two tragic plane crashes in the city. Back in 1988, while still a second-year MBBS student at B J Medical College, Patel was thrust into the aftermath of the Indian Airlines Flight 113 disaster. The flight, en route from Mumbai, tragically crashed in Kotarpur, claiming the lives of 133 passengers and crew members. Patel said, "I was a second-year MBBS student at BJ Medical College at that time. I remember we rushed to the postmortem room since they were grappling with staff shortage. Dr Deshmukh was the head of the forensic department and we served in whatever capacity we could. There was very little space in the postmortem room, and the casualties were very high." "On June 12, when we got the news of the plane crash, I rushed to Civil Hospital. Around seven bodies arrived when I arrived. I helped the staff put tags on the body bags. Both the air tragedies were heart-wrenching," he said.
Time of India
11 hours ago
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- Time of India
A tale of two Gujarat air crashes and a common 'emergency worker'
Ahmedabad plane crash AHMEDABAD: Two aviation disasters in Ahmedabad 37 years apart saw Dr Hasmukh Patel, MLA from Amraiwadi constituency, play an eerily familiar role as "emergency worker" at BJ Medical College, reports Parag Dave. Back in 1988, Patel was a second-year MBBS student at the medical college and civil hospital when news came in of Indian Airlines Flight 113 from Mumbai crashlanding at Kotarpur as it approached the city airport. None among the 133 passengers and crew survived the catastrophe. "I remember rushing to the post-mortem room since my alma mater was grappling with a staff shortage. One Dr Deshmukh was the head of the forensic sciences department, and we served in whatever capacity we could. There were so many bodies that we hardly had space to stand," Patel recalled. June 12 brought back memories of the 1988 tragedy as the MLA rushed to the BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital campus, where Air India flight AI 171 crashed. "I helped the staff put tags on the body bags. In both crashes, those killed were beyond recognition. It was heart-wrenching," Patel said.
News18
3 days ago
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- News18
Deja Vu For Ahmedabad Civil Hospital Staff Who Was Present During 1988 Plane Crash
Last Updated: The Indian Airlines flight that crashed in October 1988 carried 135 passengers, of whom two miraculously survived. For Dr Hasmukh Patel, present at the Civil Hospital mortuary on Thursday and Friday, the scene evoked memories of a similar crash almost 30 years prior, when a landing accident at Ahmedabad airport resulted in 133 fatalities. The Indian Airlines flight carried 135 passengers, of whom two miraculously survived. This echoes the remarkable escape of Viswashkumar Ramesh in the recent Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash. 'I was a second-year intern at Civil Hospital when the Ahmedabad plane crash occurred in 1988. The situation in the mortuary then was quite similar. However, today we are using DNA sampling to identify the deceased," said Dr Hasmukh Patel, MLA for Ahmedabad. 'The DNA identification process is complex, but we must conduct it meticulously to return the bodies to their families," added Patel. He is currently volunteering at the same hospital, guiding people in the aftermath of the tragedy. He was observed assisting government ministers and managing DNA lab operations. While the recent crash is considered among the worst aviation tragedies in history, on October 19, 1988, Indian Airlines Flight 113, a Boeing 737, had tragically crashed near Ahmedabad, Gujarat, resulting in the loss of 133 lives, with only two survivors. The aircraft went down while attempting to land amid poor visibility conditions, which severely hampered the pilots' ability to navigate safely. The 1988 crash saw only two survivors. CK Patel, a 42-year-old US-based NRI businessman, was seated near the front of the aircraft. He survived with multiple injuries, including burns and fractures. In interviews following the crash, Patel described waking up amid flames and wreckage and managing to crawl out before the fire intensified. His account provided key insights into the sequence of events inside the aircraft after the crash. Suraj Prasad, an Indian national, was the only other passenger who survived. His injuries were severe, and he was hospitalised for an extended period. Like Patel, Prasad's survival was considered miraculous, as both had been seated in sections of the aircraft that did not completely disintegrate on impact. Last week, on June 12, 2025, Air India Flight AI-171 enroute from Ahmedabad to London crashed shortly after take-off, leaving 241 out of 242 people on board dead. Several people died on the ground as well as the plane crashed on BJ Medical College hostel mess where people were present. The survivor, Vishwashkumar Ramesh, a 40‑year‑old British‑Indian seated in 11A spoke about how he regained consciousness amid wreckage and bodies around him, unbuckled his seatbelt, and escaped through an emergency exit before fleeing the flaming cabin. First Published: June 16, 2025, 10:10 IST
Indian Express
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
AAP leader questions functioning of GPSC, alleges malpractice
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and spokesperson Pravin Ram on Tuesday alleged malpractice in the Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC). During a press conference in Ahmedabad, he said that there was proof that people associated with social organisations, who had conducted mock tests to help students prepare for government jobs, had also been on the panels actually interviewing these candidates. Naming an organisation in Surat that provides coaching for government jobs, the AAP leader said that an officer, who had gone to conduct mock tests had then sat on the panel to interview candidates. 'Some students told GPSC Chairman Hasmukh Patel on X that 'it is commendable that you cancelled the Food and Drug interview, but if the expert on the interview panel of Class-II Industrial Safety Health Officer went to provide guidance in various coaching classes, then why was his interview not canceled?'' Ram said. 'So it is clear from these incidents that this is a kind of scam. So we and the students demand that if any expert associated with coaching classes in the Food and Drug Department had his interviews cancelled, then interviews of the Industrial Safety Health Officer expert must also be cancelled. Our question is: When will Hasmukh Patel investigate into the matter…?' he said. He further said, 'Before the interview, someone who sits in the panel should have all their details checked to see if they were associated with any social organisation or educational coaching class.' The Indian Express reached out to Patel, a retired IPS officer and the incumbent Chairman of the GPSC, but he refused to comment on the matter.
