Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu stated on Tuesday that the black box from the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad earlier this month is currently being examined by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, dismissing speculation that it would be sent abroad for inquiry, news agency PTI reported.

The London-bound Air India flight tragically crashed into a hostel complex in Ahmedabad on the afternoon of June 12, moments after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The incident claimed 270 lives, including 241 onboard, though one passenger remarkably survived the crash.

The black box from Air India's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was recovered from the crash site on June 13.PTI reported that a black box is a compact device that records crucial information about an aircraft during its flight, proving instrumental in the investigation of aviation accidents.