Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, along with other ministers, participated in the handover of Rupani's remains to his family.

Footage that emerged after tragic plane crash in India appears to show an object flying from the aircraft just moments before it went down, killing 241 people.

Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.

The mortal remains of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who lost his life in last week's Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, were handed over to his family by civil hospital authorities on June 16 morning. The last rites of Vijay Rupani will be performed in his hometown, Rajkot, following a funeral procession scheduled for Monday evening.

Families of victims of the deadly Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad have been holding funerals, bidding farewell to their loved ones on the fifth day after the incident took place on June 12.

LONDON and DELHI -- An Air India airliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members en route to the United Kingdom crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on Thursday, leaving 246 dead and at least one surviving passenger, local officials and the airline said.

Gujarat has declared a one-day state mourning on June 16 for former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who passed away in the deadly plane crash in Ahmedabad