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Authorities are carrying out DNA tests to establish the identity of the victims as many bodies were charred beyond recognition or damaged. Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani was among the 242 passengers and crew members on board the London-bound Air India flight AI-171 that crashed in Ahmedabad.
The Parmar family from Rakhiyana in Ahmedabad district suffered the loss of two members in the 12 June Air India plane crash, one of India's deadliest aviation disasters in recent history. Bhogilal Parmar, 57, and his wife Hansa, 55, were among the 241 victims of the Boeing Dreamliner crash.
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ABP News on MSNBoeing's Dreamliner Nightmare Continues: Series Of Midair Emergencies Post Ahmedabad Crash Raises Global AlarmAt least four separate flights encountered technical issues or emergencies within days of the Ahmedabad Air India crash, forcing sudden flight diversions and raising fresh concerns.
The state government had earlier stated that samples of 250 victims, including persons on board the ill-fated flight as well as those killed on the ground, had been collected for identification.
All but one of the 242 souls aboard the Boeing Dreamliner 787 perished in the crash, and more than three dozen were killed on the ground.
A devastating Air India crash in Ahmedabad resulted in 270 fatalities. With many victims' bodies charred, authorities employed DNA matching to identify 162 victims, handing over 120 bodies to families.
A Boeing and AAIB investigation team arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday to inspect the Air India crash site. The June 12 disaster involving a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner resulted in over 270 fatalities, including former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.