Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:57am on 12 Jun 2025,Thursday India
In a devastating blow to Gujarat’s political landscape, former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani (2016–2021) perished in the Air India Flight AI171 crash near Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. The Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner, en route to London Gatwick with 242 onboard, went down just minutes after takeoff, exploding into flames over the busy Meghani Nagar locality . This marks the second time a Gujarat CM has died in an air accident—over half a century since Balwantrai Mehta’s fatal 1965 crash . Emergency crews responded swiftly among thick smoke, but all on board, including Rupani, were lost. Authorities have launched a full-scale investigation.
