India News | A Devastating Human Tragedy: V-P Dhankhar on Ahmedabad Plane Crash

New Delhi, Jun 12 (PTI) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said the plane crash has left the nation dealing with a devastating human tragedy.

A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed in a crashed into residential quarters of BJ Medical College doctors in Ahmedabad's Meghaninagar area after taking off from the airport on Thursday afternoon. Many people were feared killed.

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In a post on X, the vice president said the unfortunate incident in Ahmedabad has left people confronting a devastating human tragedy.

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"My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected. In this moment of grief, the nation stands united in solidarity with them," Dhankhar said.

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