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Jun 17, 2025
Heroic 1st responders shine at Air India crash site
When Air India flight 171 crashed near BJ Medical College in Gandhinagar, locals didn't hesitate to step up.
Raju Patel and his team rushed over within minutes, using sarees and bedsheets as stretchers to help move injured passengers after the first emergency crews arrived.
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What Patel did next
Afterwards, Patel's team gathered valuables like gold, cash, passports, and a Bhagavad Gita from the wreckage and handed everything to police for safe return to families.
Patel—who also helped during the 2008 Ahmedabad blasts—shared that he's grateful he could help again, though he said what he witnessed will stay with him forever.