
Former gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani was cremated with state honors on monday (June 16). He was given a 21-gun salute. Union home minister amit and cm Bhupendra patel also attended his funeral. He died in a plane crash in Ahmedabad. Vijay Rupani's dna match was done on sunday (June 15). Former cm Vijay Rupani was given a guard of honor in Rajkot. Earlier, rajkot city police had made arrangements for route diversion and parking at various places. More than 1,500 personnel were deployed for security and management.
The tricolor remained half-mast
At the same time, as a part of state mourning on the death of bjp leader Vijay Rupani, the national flag was flown at half-mast on important buildings of the state on monday (June 16). The tricolor was hoisted at half-mast at gujarat Vidhan Sabha, Swarnim Complex 1, Gandhinagar (Chowk-0).
Life was lost in air india plane crash
Former chief minister Vijay was in the same air india flight that crashed on june 12. 241 passengers including the crew lost their lives in it. Vijay Rupani's dna sample was matched around 11 am on june 15. State home minister Harsh Sanghvi informed that his dna match was done around 11:10 am on Sunday.
chief minister Bhupendra patel and home minister Harsh Sanghvi shared the information about Vijay Rupani's dna matching with his family members. gujarat health minister rishikesh patel told the media, "CM Bhupendra patel went to former cm Vijay Rupani's residence and told the family that dna matching has been done."