Maharashtra Government to Wait for AAIB Report Before Taking Further Action on Plane Crash

Replying to the debate on last week's Opposition-sponsored motion in the Assembly, Fadnavis said the AAIB is expected to submit its final report by January next year. He said the preliminary report has already been received. Investigators have reconstructed and retrieved digital evidence, including data from the plane's black box. The government will wait for the AAIB's final findings before taking any further decision, he said, stressing that aircraft crash investigations are scientific processes that often take years. Referring to the AAIB's investigation, Fadnavis said nothing suspicious has emerged so far in the examination of financial records, including bank accounts, insurance policies and stock market transactions. He further added that the available evidence has been analysed and the government will act only after receiving the final investigation report.