Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani passes away in Air India plane crash: Source

London-bound Air India flight crashed into a doctors' hostel near the Ahmedabad Airport shortly after took off on Thursday, a senior police officer said. Providing an update on the flight that crashed carrying 242 people including 12 crew members onboard, the senior Ahmedabad police officer stated that about 70 percent to 80 percent of the crash site had been cleared. He also appealed to the public to cooperate for the green corridor for the ambulance. Air India flight was going from Ahmedabad to London, but it met with an accident soon after takeoff. About 242 passengers were traveling in this plane. At the same time, former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was traveling in this plane, has also died.

According to media reports, confirming this, BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani gave information on social media platform X. However, after some time he deleted his post. According to reliable sources, the former CM has died in the accident.

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