Ahmedabad plane crash fall: Teenager who photographed AI-171 says he will never ride the plane again | File Photo
During his first visit to Ahmedabad, Aryan Asari (17), a resident of Gujarat's Arabali district, could not control his excitement as the plane flew from a very low height and recorded them via a mobile phone and returned to his home to show them. However, he did not believe he would mistakenly catch a tragic aircraft accident that killed 241 people traveling along the ship.
Aryan had been visiting relatives in Ahmedabad who lived in the Omkar Nagar area of Meghani Nagar. There, Air India's London-bound flight AI-171 crashed on Thursday, spreading shock waves across the country. Class 12 students recorded a video of the plane out of pure excitement, one of them filmed the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.
The video recorded by the Aryans quickly became the first and only live video of the plane crash crash, and another CCTV footage from Ahmedabad airport also surfaced. However, after the video was word-of-mouthed on social media, multiple conspiracy theories broke out, with some users questioning whether it was close to happening, but it was already known to the person behind the camera.
Putting an end to the theory of plot, the Aryans spoke to the media on Saturday, where he confessed that he was just recording a video to show it to his friends in his hometown village, and it was pure coincidence that the plane crashed. “I thought the way the plane was down towards the ground was landing at the airport, but the explosion cleared my misunderstanding,” he said.
The incident scared a teenager who was watching a plane from distance for the first time. “I've always wanted to fly in my life, but after watching, I don't think I can sit in one,” he told the media.
However, as media staff flocked to interview him, police had to arrive at the site and escort him to a safe place. Ahmedabad police rebutted the allegations, telling X, “He was not arrested for recording a video. He began recording statements as a witness with his father. He was sent back with his father. There was no detention or arrest.”
The Free Press Journal tried to contact Aryan, but his phone went off. Sources said police asked him to refrain from speaking to the media and moved elsewhere.
