Flew on same plane hours before crash: Passenger's video shows prior glitches on Air India flight
Ahmedabad: Just two hours before the deadly crash of Air India Flight AI171 in Ahmedabad, a man named Akash Vatsa had flown on the same aircraft from Delhi to Ahmedabad. After hearing about the crash, Akash shared a shocking account of his flight experience, saying that the plane had several technical problems even then.
Posting on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Akash said that the air conditioning wasn’t working, in-flight entertainment screens were off, reading lights didn’t turn on, and the call buttons for the cabin crew didn’t respond. In a video he recorded, passengers could be seen using magazines to fan themselves due to the heat inside the cabin.
He shared these videos online to bring the issues to the attention of Air India, but later deleted the posts. Akash’s testimony is now drawing attention, as the same Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed just hours later after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London’s Gatwick Airport, killing most of the 242 people on board.
The crash happened only minutes after takeoff. The plane had climbed to about 825 feet before suddenly losing altitude and crashing into a nearby residential area. The cause of the crash is still under investigation by aviation experts.
Akash’s experience has raised concerns about whether the aircraft had serious problems before the crash. His video offers a rare and personal view into what may have been early signs of trouble on the doomed flight.
I was in the same damn flight 2 hours before it took off from AMD. I came in this from DEL-AMD. Noticed unusual things in the place.Made a video to tweet to @airindia i would want to give more details. Please contact me. @flyingbeast320 @aajtak @ndtv @Boeing_In #planecrash #AI171 pic.twitter.com/TymtFSFqJo
— Akash Vatsa (@akku92) June 12, 2025
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Separate nodal officer in all districts to prevent female foeticides in Karnataka: Minister
Belagavi (PTI): Accepting that the female foeticide has not stopped in the state, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday said that the government is taking strict measures to prevent it.
The minister said the government is appointing separate nodal officers in all districts and tightening measures to prevent foeticide, which he called a "social evil".
He also assured that the government will consider strengthening legislation to control such activities.
The minister was responding to a question by BJP MLC C T Ravi in the Legislative Council.
"Female foeticides have certainly not stopped. If you look at the sex ratio, there is a lot of difference. I accept that this is happening," Rao said.
"Foeticides are not happening under pressure; voluntarily, it is happening, for not wanting a girl child. These things are happening based on the sex determination of the foetus at some hospitals. Sex determination is illegal, but with the advancement in technology, portable ultrasound machines have been developed, which can be easily carried anywhere, and scans and tests can be done. This needs to be controlled. We will bring it to the notice of the central government," he said.
In some districts and in a few hospitals, a higher number of male child births is happening. It is found with the help of intelligence input, the minister said.
"Information is being gathered on the taluk in which the male-female ratio is worsening, what is happening in which hospital, and appropriate action is being taken to crack down on such a network, after proper evaluation."
Decoy operations have been done at seven places in the last two years, to identify those involved in illegal activities linked to female foeticides, and actions have been taken against officials and hospitals involved, he said, adding that more needs to be done on priority.
Responding to a question by Ravi about whether any stringent legislation is being brought, Rao said, the government will consider strengthening the legislation and making it stricter to control this.
"Some amendments have been made to the existing laws in the last two years....advanced technology and the internet is being used to carry out such things, also oral medicines for abortions are available over the counter.
We need to look into bringing legislation to control them. The Food and Drug Administration has issued instructions to pharmacists that the sale of such drugs should be documented."
The minister also said that measures are also being taken for the effective implementation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC & PNDT) Act, and awareness is being created against the identification of female foetuses and female foeticide.
