US EditionAir India Plane Crash: DNA Test Confirms Gujarat Filmmaker Mahesh Jirawala's Death
- On June 12, 2025, an Air India Delhi-Ahmedabad-London flight crashed near Ahmedabad, killing over 270 people including Gujarati filmmaker Mahesh Jirawala.
- The crash happened shortly after takeoff when the plane fell into a hostel mess, and Jirawala's phone signal was lost around 1:40 pm when he was located approximately 700 meters away from the crash site.
- Jirawala had called his wife at 1:14 pm after a meeting and said he was on his way home, but his phone was later found switched off and his burnt scooter was recovered at the crash site.
- Police confirmed Jirawala's death through DNA tests matching family samples, supported by CCTV footage and vehicle identification, noting that many victims were Indian nationals among a total of 270 dead.
- The filmmaker’s body was returned to his family, bringing closure to their search and underscoring the disaster's extensive impact and challenges involved in identifying victims.
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Ahmedabad plane crash: 247 victims identified, 232 bodies claimed
Ahmedabad: A total of 247 victims of the horrific June 12 Ahmedabad plane crash have been identified through DNA tests so far and 232 bodies have been handed over to their families, officials said on Saturday. The authorities have asked the families of eight victims to submit the DNA samples of another relative as the previous ones failed to match, they said. Police said the matching of DNA samples confirmed that Ahmedabad-based filmmaker Mahesh…
Missing filmmaker confirmed dead in Ahmedabad plane crash after DNA match; body handed over to kin
"To clear his family's doubts, we collected CCTV footage of that area to establish that he was indeed using that route for some time. His last mobile location was last traced close to the accident site," police officer said.
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