The remains of Gujarat East-CM Vijay Rupani were identified after the plane crash. Ahmedabad news
New Delhi: DNA of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupni has been matched with the remains recovered from the debris of Air India Flight AI171, which crashed near Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday. Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel confirmed the development on Sunday, saying that the officials were in touch with the Rupni family to facilitate the handover of the remains of mortal. He told reporters, “The DNA matching of the former Chief Minister, Vijay Rupani has been completed. We will coordinate with the family to take the body to Rajkot.”Rupani was among 242 people in the London-bound flight, who moved down from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport immediately after the take-off. His son reached Ahmedabad on Saturday to provide a blood sample for the DNA identification process, which was being held at the BJ Medical College.Rajkot visited Shutdown for RupniThe city of Rajkot in Gujarat visited the half -day shutdown on Saturday to pay tribute to Rupni. Rupani, a senior BJP leader and a native of Rajkot, served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021. He was twice elected as an MLA from Rajkot West Constituency, who started his political journey as a party worker before becoming a councilor and mayor. At the time of his death, he was serving Punjab as in -charge of BJP. In a show of collective mourning, the Rajkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday appealed for shops and commercial establishments to be closed by Saturday afternoon. The call was widely awarded, with the market closure and about 600 private and grant-in-ed schools closed in the morning.
