Air India Plane Crash: Gujarat's Ex-CM, Vijay Rupani's LAST Photo On Flight Surfaces, Looked Worried

The nation was left shocked as a fatal accident happened in the history of Indian aviation. An Air India flight carrying 242 people crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, right after it took off. The aircraft included 217 adults with 11 children, as per Reuters. 169 were Indian nationals, 53 were Britons, seven were Portuguese, and one was Canadian, as reported by Air India. Former CM of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, was also on the ill-fated Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Last photo of Vijay Rupani just before the Air India flight crash

While the entire nation is praying for the people who lost their lives and families affected due to the fatal crash, the last photo of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani also surfaced on the internet. For those who don't know, Vijay Rupani was going to London to meet his wife and daughter, who were already there. According to reports, Vijay Rupani's wife, Anjali, was planning to return to India with him. In the photo clicked by a passenger sitting in the front, he wore a sky blue-hued shirt.

More about the crash

In the afternoon, a video of the aircraft flying low and trying its best to gain altitude surfaced on the internet. In the clip, the plane was seen slamming to the ground and exploding in a massive ball of fire at 1:38 p.m. For those who don't know, the aircraft was also loaded with fuel as it was flying to London, which included a lot of distance. 

It is reported that shortly after the take-off, the pilot had sent a mayday call. After this, they did not respond, despite repeated calls from the air traffic controllers. According to aviation expert Sanjay Lazar, the aircraft was clearly unable to climb. The catastrophic failure to achieve lift happened at a low altitude of 825 feet.

The visuals showed the wreckage of the plane with thick smoke rising from the site. Soon, two dozen ambulances arrived on the side, and the rescue mission started, which carried the injured people to hospital. Civil Aviation Minister, Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu expressed his concern about the matter and prayed for those on the boards. He wrote on X,

"My thoughts and prayers are with all those on board and their families."

The cause of the crash

The precise cause of the Air India plane crash is still under investigation. As currently, the focus is on the rescue mission and giving aid to the passengers seriously injured. Meanwhile, DGCA authorities and technical teams from Boeing are working to determine what led to the tragedy. 

It is worth mentioning that the aircraft issued a 'Mayday' distress call, highlighting a critical emergency in the flight. However, it soon lost contact with the air traffic control. Radar data shows that the plane climbed only 625 feet before it began to descend and ended in a horrific crash outside the airport perimeter, sending up a massive black smoke. 

According to officials, Vijay Rupani has been feared dead in the crash. 

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