Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

The Air India Flight 171 crash has reminded families of the 1988 Indian Airlines tragedy in Ahmedabad. Families are still in court, seeking fair compensation for the 1988 crash victims. They deem the initial amount of Rupees Two Lakh inadequate.

Sabharwal was the pilot-in-command of the London-bound AI-171 which crashed into a medical college’s hostel in Ahmedabad soon after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. He was one of the 12 crew members, including first pilot Clive Kunder, who lost their lives in the tragic accident killing 241 onboard.

Sabharwal was the pilot in command of the ill-fated Ahmedabad-London Gatwick Air India plane that crashed last week, killing 241 out of 242 people on board, and 29 on the ground.

Dreamliner with 242 persons on board crashed into a medical college complex in Ahmedabad moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1:39 pm on June 12.

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.

The identities of 135 persons who died in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12 have been confirmed through DNA testing, The New Indian Express quoted an official as saying on Tuesday. The bodies of 101 persons have been handed over to their families, said Dr Rakesh Joshi, the medical superintendent at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.

A harrowing video has surfaced on social media from the tragic June 12 Air India crash in Ahmedabad, capturing the terrifying moments as BJ Medical College students jumped from their burning hostel to escape and save their lives.