The aircraft, Air India flight AI-171, took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon and crashed shortly after in the Meghaninagar area. The plane burst into flames upon impact. Fire and rescue teams were immediately dispatched to douse the blaze, confirmed fire officer Jayesh Khadia.

Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.

The mortal remains of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who lost his life in last week's Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, were handed over to his family by civil hospital authorities on June 16 morning. The last rites of Vijay Rupani will be performed in his hometown, Rajkot, following a funeral procession scheduled for Monday evening.

Gujarat has declared a one-day state mourning on June 16 for former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who passed away in the deadly plane crash in Ahmedabad