Overview
- On June 12, Air India flight AI171, a Boeing Dreamliner 787-8, crashed into the Meghaninagar campus of B J Medical College and Hospital shortly after departing Ahmedabad, killing 241 on board and 29 on the ground.
- The aircraft’s tail section struck the hostel mess during lunch hour, killing five MBBS students and inflicting heavy losses among resident doctors.
- DNA matching has confirmed the identities of 99 victims so far, including former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani.
- Authorities have handed 64 bodies to grieving families as the identification and release process continues.
- On its 146th anniversary, BJ Medical College medics continue treating survivors and the community grapples with deep psychological scars.