Beware: Old video from Kathmandu crash shared as AI 171 disaster clip

A viral video falsely linked to the AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad is actually from a previous Kathmandu accident

Hyderabad: A video of a man live-streaming the takeoff of a flight is currently going viral on social media.

The video is being widely circulated in the wake of the Air India disaster in Ahmedabad on Thursday, when flight AI 171 crashed into a hospital hostel shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

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However, the viral footage, which is being falsely linked to Thursday’s crash, is actually from an earlier plane accident in Kathmandu, Nepal.

In a now-deleted-post, Lalit Modi, the founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), shared the video, wrongly claiming it to be from the AI 171 crash.

This misleading video is being shared widely during a time of public distress. If you come across it, please refrain from forwarding it and report it to the platform to help curb the spread of misinformation.

Here is the video falsely being attributed to the AI 171 disaster:

अहमदाबाद में क्रैश हुये एयर इंडिया
क़े प्लेन में आख़री वक्त कोई वीडियो बना रहा रहा था

लेकिन एक ही पल में #planecrash हुआ

और सबकुछ खत्म हो गया ✍️#AirIndia pic.twitter.com/G6pSSgU3I5

— Deepak Sharma (@SonOfBharat7) June 12, 2025