The Gujarat Government on Sunday revealed eventually of state grieving on Monday, June 16, 2025, to honour late Vijay Rupani, previous Chief Minister of Gujarat, that died on June 12, 2025 in the Air India Ahmedabad aircraft accident, a main notice claimed on Sunday.
The funeral service will certainly be hung on 16 June 2025 (Monday) in Rajkot, his home town, the federal government notice claimed.
As a mark of regard, the nationwide flag will certainly be flown at half-mast on all federal government structures in Gujarat where the flag is flown routinely. Additionally, no main amusement will certainly happen on the day of grieving, it claimed.
The Chief Secretary provided an official notice, advising all area collection agencies, cops commissioners, community commissioners, and various other pertinent authorities to adhere to the grieving methods. Public workplaces and divisions have actually been guided to make certain the directions are observed.
Vijay Rupani amongst Air India aircraft accident targets, verifies DNA suit: Gujarat Home Minister
Meanwhile, Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Sunday claimed that previous Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was amongst those that passed away in the terrible Air India trip AI-171 accident inAhmedabad His identification was validated via DNA evaluation, reported the ANI.
Rupani was just one of the 241 guests that shed their lives after the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner collapsed right into the BJ Medical College hostel soon after liftoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12.
“Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani lost his life during the Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad on June 12. Today, at around 11:10 AM, his DNA has been matched. He worked for the people of Gujarat for several years. The mortal remains of Rupani will be handed over to his family, and the authorities will decide on the final rites,” Sanghavi claimed, according to the ANI.
Union Minister Nimuben Bambhaniya shared her acknowledgements, claiming, “The plane accident that happened in Ahmedabad is truly sad. Former CM Vijay Rupani died in that accident. He knew every BJP worker very well. We won`t be able to fill his void of work. Every worker has tears in their eyes.”
Earlier, Sanghavi likewise shared information concerning the total recognition initiatives. “Update as of 1.00 pm- From 9 PM last night to 1 PM today, our teams have worked tirelessly to match DNA samples. We are pleased to report that an additional 22 DNA samples have been matched, bringing the total to 42 matched DNA samples so far,” Sanghavi composed in an article on X today.
“Ongoing Efforts: State Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) unit team and National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) team are working through the night to match more DNA samples,” he included.
Earlier, FSL Director HP Sanghavi mentioned that DNA screening was vital for target recognition as a result of the severe warm from the accident and succeeding fire, which made the typical techniques inefficient.
On Saturday, Ahmedabad Civil Hospital‘s Additional Medical Superintendent Dr Rajnish Patel claimed, “So far, 31 victims have been identified through DNA matching. Twelve bodies have been handed over to their respective family members. We are waiting for others to come and collect the remains of their relatives.”
( with ANI inputs)
