Kalaburagi, June 14 -- Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said the Indian government and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have taken the Ahmedabad plane crash incident very seriously and will conduct a thorough investigation.

The Union Minister expressed deep shock over the AI 171 plane crash and termed it an "unfortunate" incident.

"This is very unfortunate, and the Indian government and the DGCA will investigate it thoroughly... They will take whatever precautions they want, and for those who have died, they will handle all compensation and any other matters. Along with that, we will take complete care of those injured... The government and DGCA have taken it very seriously. There will be a serious inquiry into i...