India, June 19 -- The civil aviation ministry on Thursday cautioned against circulating reports that claimed that the flight data recorder of the crashed Air India Flight 171 would be sent overseas for analysis.

In an official statement, the ministry said the decision on where the data will be decoded rests with the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau and will be made after a proper assessment.

"It has been reported in certain media outlets that the CVR/DFDR from the ill-fated AI171 flight is being sent abroad for retrieval and analysis. The decision regarding the location for decoding the flight recorders will be taken by the AAIB after due assessment of all technical, safety, and security considerations," said the ministry.

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