Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Tuesday dismissed concerns raised over the ongoing investigation into the Air India AI 171 crash, asserting that the probe was being conducted in a “very clean and very thorough” manner. "There is no manipulation or there is no dirty business happening in the investigation," he told India Today TV.

Responding to questions on the preliminary report issued by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), the minister said the investigation was “transparent, independent, and not influenced by anyone.”

“As far as the AAIB is concerned, it is the mandated authority to look into aircraft accidents. It follows a very thorough, transparent and independent approach, not influenced by anyone but just considering the facts,” Naidu said.

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