Around 20 to 30 families have been called for body identification. They are being directed to the mortuary wing,” a senior hospital official told Outlook. The verification process has been fraught with emotional trauma, as most bodies are charred and dismembered beyond recognition.

In a heartbreaking turn of events, two young sisters in London have been orphaned after their father, Arjun Patoliya, perished in the Ahmedabad plane

The tragedy struck on June 12, 2025, when Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, bound for London. The flight issued a mayday call shortly after takeoff and crashed into a hospital hostel near the airport, bursting into flames on impact.