Gandhinagar, A woman's severed hand, fingers locked tight as if pleading for help. One year after the AI-171 crash, it's an image seared into H P Sanghvi's memory, testament to the terror of her last moments and also to the trauma of the forensic scientists tasked with identifying the bodies.
The London-bound Dreamliner crashed into a hostel complex seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad on the afternoon of June 12, 2025, killing 241 persons on board and 19 on the ground. Only one passenger survived. Many of the dead were charred beyond recognition.
