An eyewitness on the ground recounted the horror of the Gujarat plane crash and said that he saw fire, clouds of smoke and debris scattered all around.
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi expressed their grief following the plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, involving an Air India flight bound for London.
The CJI and Companion Judges of the Supreme Court of India, along with officials of the Registry, expressed deepest condolence to the families affected in the air crash at Ahmedabad, according to a release from the Supreme Court.
According to a statement by the CRPF, troops from the 100 Battalion of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), along with personnel from the CRPF's Group Centre in Gandhinagar, have been sent to the crash site to support efforts on the ground.
In a post on X, Rai said, "The news of the plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is extremely sad and painful. May God give strength to the families who have lost their loved ones to bear this sorrow."
The London-bound flight, which departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hours, was carrying 242 passengers incuding 12 crew members. Of these, 169 are Indians, 53 are British nationals, 1 Canadian and 7 Portuguese nationals.
Speaking to ANI, Mohol said, "It's a very unfortunate incident. We are all rushing to Ahmedabad. There were 242 people onboard the aircraft. We have issued helpline numbers."
"The news of the crash of Air India passenger plane in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is extremely sad and heart-breaking. I express my deepest condolences to all the passengers, pilots and crew travelling in the plane. May God grant speedy recovery to the injured," her post read.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday rushed to Asarwa Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, where victims of the Air India plane crash were admitted for treatment.
The Air India flight AI171, departing from Ahmedabad to Gatwick, London, crashed in the Meghaninagar area near Ahmedabad airport early today while carrying 242 passengers. Several Bollywood celebrities, including Akshay Kumar, Randeep Hooda, Sunny Deol, Janhvi Kapoor and others, have expr