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Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Scottish Sun
Air India investigators probing whether crash that killed 260 was sabotage after ‘both engines lost power'
INVESTIGATORS are probing whether the Air India crash which killed 260 people was caused by sabotage. A total of 52 Brits died when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner slammed into a medical college after both engines appeared to fail moments after take-off. 6 Some 52 Brits died when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner slammed into a medical college Credit: Reuters 6 Another 19 people were killed on the ground in Ahmedabad Credit: AFP 6 Vishwas Ramesh was the sole survivor of the crash Credit: Dan Charity All but one of the 242 passengers and crew died with Vishwash Ramesh, 40, the only one to survive. Another 19 people were killed on the ground in Ahmedabad and the Indian government has now revealed that air investigators are considering sabotage as a possible cause. India's Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said: 'The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has begun a full investigation. It is being probed from all angles, including any possible sabotage.' Although there has previously been speculation of potential sabotage, this is the first time officials have formally acknowledged it as a possible cause of the crash. The pilot of Air India 171, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, 55, frantically radioed air traffic control moments after take-off on June 12 to yell: 'No thrust… May Day…May Day.' Both engines appeared to have lost power – an incredibly rare occurrence described by experts as a 'one in a billion event'. And the AAIB is now looking into whether it was caused by fuel contamination as a result of a deliberate act. Mr Mohol said: "The CCTV footage is being reviewed and all angles are being assessed... several agencies are working on it. "Once the report comes, we will be able to ascertain if it was an engine problem or fuel supply issue or why both the engines had stopped functioning. 'There is a CVR (cockpit voice recorder) in the black box which has stored the conversation between the two pilots. New video of doomed Air India flight 'shows Boeing 787 did lose power' just before crash 'It is too early to say anything but whatever it is, it will come out. The report will come in three months." The plane's black box has been found at the crash site and is now being analysed in India. It includes a Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) which records data such as altitude and speed and the Cockpit Voice Recorder which retains anything the pilots say as well as background noise. Mr Mohol dismissed reports that the black box would be sent abroad for scrutiny. He said: "It will not go anywhere. It is in AAIB's custody and there is no need to send it outside. We will do the entire investigation." He also reassured passengers that air travel in India – particularly on the country's 33 Dreamliners – was safe. He said: 'All 33 Dreamliners have been inspected on the orders of the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation). Everything was found safe. That is why I said it was a rare accident. People are no longer scared and travelling comfortably." The flight reached an altitude of just 625 feet before gliding down and crashing 33 seconds after take-off. It hit the hostel of a medical college where hundreds of students and staff were having lunch. Vishwash Ramesh, of Leicester, was the only person on the plane to survive after crawling out of the mangled fuselage. Tragically his brother Ajay, 35, died on the plane. Married dad-of-one Vishwash later told The Sun his escape was a miracle but revealed he was traumatised that Ajay had died. He said: 'I tried to get two seats together but someone had already got one. Me and Ajay would have been sitting together. 'But I lost his brother in front of my eyes. So now I am constantly thinking 'Why can't I save my brother?' 'It's a miracle I survived. I am okay physically but I feel terrible that I could not save Ajay.' 6 Vishwash Kumar was visited in hospital by the Indian PM Narendra Modi Credit: AFP 6 The plane's black box was found at the crash site and is now being analysed in India Credit: AFP
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- The Irish Sun
Air India investigators probing whether crash that killed 260 was sabotage after ‘both engines lost power'
INVESTIGATORS are probing whether the Air India crash which killed 260 people was caused by sabotage. A total of 52 Brits died when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner slammed into a medical college after both engines appeared to fail moments after take-off. 6 Some 52 Brits died when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner slammed into a medical college Credit: Reuters 6 Another 19 people were killed on the ground in Ahmedabad Credit: AFP 6 Vishwas Ramesh was the sole survivor of the crash Credit: Dan Charity All but one of the 242 passengers and crew died with Another 19 people were killed on the ground in Ahmedabad and the Indian government has now revealed that air investigators are considering sabotage as a possible cause. India's Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said: 'The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has begun a full investigation. It is being probed from all angles, including any possible sabotage.' Although there has previously been speculation of potential sabotage, this is the first time officials have formally acknowledged it as a possible cause of the crash. Read more on World The pilot of Both power – an incredibly rare occurrence described by experts as a 'one in a billion event'. And the AAIB is now looking into whether it was caused by fuel contamination as a result of a deliberate act. Mr Mohol said: "The CCTV footage is being reviewed and all angles are being assessed... several agencies are working on it. Most read in The Sun "Once the report comes, we will be able to ascertain if it was an engine problem or fuel supply issue or why both the engines had stopped functioning. 'There is a CVR (cockpit voice recorder) in the black box which has stored the conversation between the two pilots. New video of doomed Air India flight 'shows Boeing 787 did lose power' just before crash 'It is too early to say anything but whatever it is, it will come out. The report will come in three months." The plane's black box has been found at the crash site and is now being analysed in India. It includes a Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) which records data such as altitude and speed and the Cockpit Voice Recorder which retains anything the pilots say as well as background noise. Mr Mohol dismissed reports that the He said: "It will not go anywhere. It is in AAIB's custody and there is no need to send it outside. We will do the entire investigation." He also reassured passengers that air travel in India – particularly on the country's 33 Dreamliners – was safe. He said: 'All 33 Dreamliners have been inspected on the orders of the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation). Everything was found safe. That is why I said it was a rare accident. People are no longer scared and travelling comfortably." The flight reached an altitude of just 625 feet before gliding down and crashing 33 seconds after take-off. It hit the hostel of a medical college where hundreds of students and staff were having lunch. Vishwash Ramesh, of Leicester, was the only person on the plane to survive after crawling out of the mangled fuselage. Tragically his brother Ajay, 35, died on the plane. Married dad-of-one He said: 'I tried to get two seats together but someone had already got one. Me and Ajay would have been sitting together. 'But I lost his brother in front of my eyes. So now I am constantly thinking 'Why can't I save my brother?' 'It's a miracle I survived. I am okay physically but I feel terrible that I could not save Ajay.' 6 Vishwash Kumar was visited in hospital by the Indian PM Narendra Modi Credit: AFP 6 The plane's black box was found at the crash site and is now being analysed in India Credit: AFP 6 Rescue officials work at the site where the Air India flight crashed Credit: AFP
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First Post
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- First Post
Shah Rukh Khan's Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa costar Suchitra Krishnamoorthi apologises after claiming Ahmedabad crash survivor Vishwas Ramesh was 'lying': 'Seems to be false news circulated for...'
While the miraculous survival of Vishwas Ramesh gave a moment of rare hope amid devastation, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi in a now deleted tweet questioned his account and accused him of fabricating a false referring to a social media rumour. read more Shah Rukh Khan's Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa costar Suchitra Krishnamoorthi recently garnered controversy after she questioned the credibility of Vishwas Ramesh, the sole survivor of the tragic Ahmedabad plane crash, which took the lives of 270 people. While the miraculous survival of Vishwas gave a moment of rare hope amid devastation, Suchitra in a now deleted tweet questioned his account and accused him of fabricating a false referring to a social media rumour. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'So this #vishwaskumarramesh lied about being a passenger on the plane & the only survivor? This is seriously weird. Didn't his family in the UK corroborate his story? What about his brother's funeral that he was seen giving kandha to?" she wrote, adding, Vishwas 'deserved serious punishment or a mental asylum." Took out my last tweet on the air india crash survivor. Seems to be false news circulated for God knows what reason. My apologies — Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (@suchitrak) June 19, 2025 Suchitra quickly came under the radar for sharing an unverified story with several journalists and netizens pointing out that Vishwas' survival has been officially confirmed by the hospital in Ahmedabad, along with extensive coverage of the credible news outlets. The actress deleted the tweet and soon issued a public apology in the next tweet, where she wrote, 'Took out my last tweet on the Air India crash survivor. Seems to be false news circulated for God knows what reason. My apologies." She also clarified that the misinformation was shared by one of his friends and she regrets reposting it without verifying. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD On the professional front, the actress was last seen in Guilty Minds. The legal drama was released in 2022 on Amazon Prime Video. The show also featured Shriya Pilgaonkar, Varun Mitra, Sugandha Garg, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Virendra Saxena, Karishma Tanna and Satish Kaushik among others in prominent roles.
The Independent
18-06-2025
- General
- The Independent
British survivor of Air India crash seen carrying brother's casket at funeral
The British survivor of the Air India plane crash attended the cremation of his brother, who was also on the ill-fated flight, in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old businessman from Leicester, was returning to London on flight AI171 last week when it crashed into a medical college building shortly after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport in the western state of Gujarat. His brother, Ajay, was one of the 241 people on board the Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane who died in the disaster. Mr Ramesh miraculously survived with relatively minor injuries after jumping out of an emergency exit next to his seat 11A. Mr Ramesh was discharged from hospital on Tuesday evening, while his brother's remains were handed over to the family in the early hours of Wednesday following a DNA confirmation of his identity. "Vishwas's family has already arrived here from the United Kingdom. Following his recovery, we gave discharge to Vishwas at 7.30pm on Tuesday and his brother's mortal remains were handed over to the family after a DNA match," said Dr Rakesh Joshi, medical superintendent of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. In a social media video, Mr Ramesh can be seen helping carry his brother's coffin to a cremation ground in the union territory of Daman and Diu, about 354km east of Ahmedabad. The brothers were returning to the UK on the Air India flight after spending time with their family in Diu town. He told the Hindustan Times that his brother had been seated in a different row. After the crash, a video showed Mr Ramesh walking out of the plane's wreckage with minor cuts to his face and shoulder. 'Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly,' he told local media. 'When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane all around me. Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital.' Mr Ramesh has a wife and son in the UK. Outside the family home in Leicester, his other brother, Nayan Kumar Ramesh, 27, said: 'We're all devastated and in a state of shock at the moment. Even though one of my brothers survived, my other one is missing." Describing his deceased brother, he added: 'We would do everything together and go everywhere together. There are no words that can describe him as a human being. He's one of the nicest guys ever. You can ask anyone and they would all say the same thing.'
