India, June 22 -- Relatives and friends gave an emotional farewell to Irfan Shaikh, crew member of the ill-fated Air India-171 flight that crashed in Ahmedabad last week, as his remains were laid to rest at Pimpri-Chinchwad on Saturday.

The Shaikh family received 22-year-old Irfan's remains after a DNA match on Friday, and they were brought to Pune in the early hours of the day. The family includes his grandparents, parents, and brother.

The final rites were held at Hazrat Bilal burial ground in Nehrunagar in the presence of family, neighbours, friends, and leaders from across political parties at around 9.30 am.

Irfan was on board the London-bound Air India flight, AI 171, that crashed into a building in a medical college complex mome...