On Monday afternoon, the bodies of the doctor couple were handed over to their two US-based IT engineer sons – Smit, who works with Google, and Sneh, employed with Marvell technologies

Many families remain in uncertainty, frantically searching for their loved ones whose bodies may have been charred beyond recognition

Imtiaz Ali Syed still can't bring himself to tell his mother that his brother was on board the Air India flight which crashed while taking off from Ahmedabad.

The relief package includes Rs 1 crore aid to the families of each of the four deceased students, Rs 20 lakh each to five seriously injured students, and Rs 20 lakh each for the families of doctors who lost their loved ones in the crash.

Civil Superintendent Dr Rakesh Joshi attempted to reassure the grief-stricken families, appealing for patience amidst the time-consuming process of DNA matching.

Air India has faced numerous deadly incidents, including the recent crash of flight 171, which killed 241, and past tragedies like the 1985 bombing and 2020 crash.

At least 270 died when the Air India flight crashed into the campus of a medical college in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff on Thursday. Only one passenger among the 242 aboard survived.