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The Supreme Court has slammed the media for its coverage of the Air India Flight AI171 crash, which killed 260 people. It stated that the selective and piecemeal publishing of the preliminary investigation report was "unfortunate" and emphasized the importance of maintaining total confidentiality until the inquiry is completed. The court was hearing a PIL seeking an independent investigation into the incident. The PIL was filed by Safety Matters Foundation, an aviation safety NGO led by Capt. Amit Singh FRAeS.

Investigation scrutiny

Court questions investigation team composition

During the hearing, advocate Prashant Bhushan questioned the composition of the investigation team, which includes three serving officers of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGC

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