India, Sept. 22 -- The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will hear a petition seeking an independent probe into the tragic Air India plane crash that killed 260 people.

The top court issued notices to the Centre and other relevant authorities in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) demanding an independent, fair, and swift investigation into the crash.

On June 12, an Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad while en route to London Gatwick, killing 241 people, including 230 passengers, 12 crew members, and several people on the ground. Only one passenger survived.

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