Overview

• A multidisciplinary committee chaired by Home Secretary Govind Mohan will convene in New Delhi to assess mechanical, human and regulatory factors and report its findings within three months.
• The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is leading the technical inquiry with support from UK and US experts after recovering both the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder.
• DNA testing has confirmed the identities of 80 victims, including former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, and authorities have handed over 33 bodies to families.
• Air India and Tata Group units have deployed over 200 trained caregivers in Ahmedabad, assisting more than 400 relatives through 230 coordination teams.
• Investigators uncovered that nearly 70 percent of passengers listed only their own mobile numbers for emergencies, prompting a review of crisis communication protocols.