Air India Dreamliner crash on June 12 left 275 people dead, including 34 on ground: Official tally
The London-bound Air India Boeing Dreamliner, which crashed soon after its takeoff from Ahmedabad, left 275 dead, of whom 241 were onboard and 34 on the ground, the Gujarat Health Department said on Tuesday, providing an official figure for the first time.

Since the June 12 crash, there had been no official announcement about the total number of deaths. The authorities had said a figure could be arrived at only after the DNA matching was completed.
Officials of the health department said all the bodies have now been recovered, and so far, 260 bodies have been identified through DNA matching and six by facial recognition.
Among those who died were 120 men, 124 women, and 16 children, while 256 bodies have been handed over to families so far, said reports.
The DNA identification of the remaining bodies is still underway.
The Boeing Dreamliner had started losing height and crashed seconds after takeoff, landing on the residential campus of BJ Medical College in Meghani Nagar, located just outside the airport perimeter.
Only one passenger out of the 242 on board, a British-Indian man seated in 11A, miraculously survived that crash
The cause of the crash is not yet known, as the black box is still being examined.
Air India has responded to the crash, announcing safety and prevention measures that include cutting down on the use of its wide-body planes for international flights by 15 percent. The cuts will be implemented between now and 20 June and will continue thereafter until at least mid-July.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
Related Articles

Instagram influencer from Jabalpur loses ₹50 lakh to cyber extortion racket
In what police are calling the first cybercrime case of its kind in Jabalpur, a popular Instagram creator from Madhya Pradesh has allegedly lost ₹50 lakh to a digital extortion gang that threatened to “strike” and “ban” his social media accounts.

‘My father is in final phase of political career’: Siddaramaiah’s son sparks speculation
Amid ongoing speculation over a possible leadership change in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son, Yathindra Siddaramaiah, has said that his father is in the “final phase” of his political career and should play the role of a ‘margdarshak’ (mentor) to fellow Congress leader and Public Works Department Minister Satish Jarkiholi, media reports said.

Political storm in Bengal over alleged vandalism of Kali idol, BJP attacks Mamata Banerjee govt
A major political controversy has erupted in West Bengal after reports of alleged vandalism of a Kali idol in Kakdwip, near the Sundarbans.

IndiGo flight from Kolkata to Srinagar makes emergency landing in Varanasi after fuel leak
An IndiGo flight from Kolkata to Srinagar made an emergency landing at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday following reports of a fuel leak, media reports said.
Latest News

Instagram influencer from Jabalpur loses ₹50 lakh to cyber extortion racket

‘My father is in final phase of political career’: Siddaramaiah’s son sparks speculation

Political storm in Bengal over alleged vandalism of Kali idol, BJP attacks Mamata Banerjee govt

IndiGo flight from Kolkata to Srinagar makes emergency landing in Varanasi after fuel leak
