A UK-based Indian man who had arrived in Gujarat to fulfil his late wife's last wish was among the 265 people killed in the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday, i.e., June 12.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met with the family of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was among the 241 passengers that lost their lives in the Ahmedabad plane crash.

Players wore black armbands and stood side by side as the Wankhede Stadium observed a minute’s silence during the T20 Mumbai League final in memory of the victims of the Air India flight AI 171, which crashed in Ahmedabad’s Megh Nagar locality seconds after takeoff.

Mahadev Pawar, 68, and wife Asha, 60 -- were inside Air India's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed shortly after takeoff on June 12

While officials took time to release the exact casualty figures, it was well understood that the chances of having survivors were very slim, considering the intensity of the explosion and the blistering heat of the fuel as the Air India flight caught fire while crashing.

PM Modi also reached Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on Friday to meet survivors of the AI-171 plane crash that claimed the lives of 241 people. He also met Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who was the sole passenger that survived the tragedy.

All but one of the 242 people on board the London-bound flight died when it crashed into a residential area in Ahmedabad shortly after take-off.

A London-bound Air India flight, reportedly carrying 242 passengers on board, crashed in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Thursday. According to Air India, the affected aircraft was Flight AI171, operating between Ahmedabad and London Gatwick.