Kheda, June 14 -- Ramesh Mahadev Pawar, who lost both his parents in the tragic Air India-171 plane crash, recalled the last moments he shared with them over a video call shortly before the incident.

His parents, Mahadev Pawar and Asha M Pawar, were among the 241 people who died when the London-bound flight crashed minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12.

Speaking to reporters, Ramesh said, "My parents were travelling in that plane...We dropped them off at the airport. We also contacted them through a video call. Later, when we came to the house, we heard this news. We again went to the airport, where we found out that everyone had been taken to the Civil Hospital. Then we went to...