CM Vijay Rupani was given a 21-gun salute. Home Minister Amit Shah also attended the funeral, which was held at Rajkot, Gujarat on Monday.Vijay Rupani was one of the 242 people on board the ill-fated Air India AI171 aircraft,

The mortal remains of Gujarat's former chief minister Vijay Rupani, who was one of the victims of the deadly air crash in Ahmedabad, were handed over to his family members on Monday. His remains were then brought to Rajkot, his hometown, for the last rites.

Authorities have started handing over remains of the victims of one of India’s worst aviation disasters, days after the Air India flight crashed and

Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani's last rites begin with state honours in Rajkot. He died in the Air India Plane Crash that occurred 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.

Ahmedabad Civil Hospital authorities said they had identified 11 victims of the Air India plane crash as their DNA samples matched.

Government provides detailed instructions for relatives of Boeing 787 crash victims in Ahmedabad, including DNA matching process and body collection.

A team led by deputy collector has been set up to communicate with the relatives of foreign nationals who died in the crash