Rupani was among the 242 people aboard the doomed Flight AI171 that took off from the Ahmedabad airport on June 12 and was en route to London's Gatwick airport. The BJP leader was on his way to meet his daughter in the British capital.

The funeral of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who died in the Ahmedabad plane crash, will be held with full state honours on Monday. The identity of his body was confirmed after a DNA test on Sunday,

In a remarkable effort, 144 doctors completed over 270 post-mortems within 13 hours. With help from forensic and dental teams, 266 DNA samples were processed for identification and dispatch. The team handling post-mortem has experienced doctors and staff,

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday met grieving family members of the June 12 Air India plane crash victims at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital where they are camping to know results of DNA testing and for collecting mortal remains to conduct last rites.

The Gujarat government has announced a one-day state mourning on Monday, i.e., June 16, as a mark for respect for former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani who died in Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Thursday.

An Air India plane crashed into a medical college in Ahmedabad, killing people on the ground and leaving a sole survivor on the flight. Authorities said 269 died.

In a tragic turn of events, DNA analysis has confirmed that the remains recovered from the Air India Flight AI171 crash site belong to former Gujarat