Overview

• Mahesh Jirawala vanished minutes after calling his wife on the afternoon of June 12, with his phone going dead at 1:40 pm, just after the London-bound flight departed.
• His last known location was traced to within 700 meters of the crash site in Meghaninagar and his scooter remains unaccounted for.
• Authorities have recovered remains from all 290 victims, including 271 on board and 29 on the ground, and are relying on DNA testing to resolve outstanding identifications.
• Jirawala’s family submitted DNA samples to assist officials in confirming whether he was among those killed in the densely populated crash zone.
• A respected figure in Gujarat’s entertainment industry, Jirawala led Mahesh Jirawala Productions and directed Gujarati music videos and the 2019 film Cocktail Premi Pag Of Revenge.