In a devastating aviation tragedy on June 12, an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad.

Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has died in an Air India plane crash shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12, as confirmed by Union Minister CR Paatil. The flight, AI-171, was en route to London Gatwick when it issued a mayday call before crashing in a densely populated area.

BJP's Vijay Rupani, a former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was among passengers killed in the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed shortly after take-off from the Ahmedabad airport.