New Delhi: The family of late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was the Pilot-in-Command of the Air India aircraft that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking the constitution of a judicially monitored independent committee, led by a retired apex court judge, to investigate the incident, which claimed over 260 lives.

The plea alleged that the investigation ordered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is “defective and suffers from serious infirmities and perversities”.

The preliminary report, issued on June 15, attributed the crash to “pilot error, while overlooking other glaring and plausible systemic causes”.

“The report hastily infers the incident to pilot error, without any corrobora

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