Rush Hour: Black box from Air India crash found, shoot-at-sight orders in Dhubri and more

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The black box of the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday was recovered on Friday from the roof of the hostel where the aircraft had collided. Data from the device may provide information about what triggered the crash that killed at least 265 peoeple.

The aircraft had 241 people aboard. The crash into the hostel of BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad’s Meghaninagar area also killed at least four medical students on the ground. While the toll on the ground remains unclear, a police inspector said that 265 bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

So far, the bodies of six persons who died have been handed over to their families as their faces were intact. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the final toll will be released after all bodies have been identified. More on Scroll.

The Assam government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has issued shoot-at-sight orders at nighttime in Dhubri, where communal tensions have prevailed over the past five days after animal remains were found near a Hindu temple. The police said that 22 persons have been arrested...

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