The black box of the crashed Air India aircraft was being examined by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said, dismissing reports that it would be sent outside India for an inquiry.

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu dismissed speculation that the black box of the Air India flight AI 171 that crashed in Ahmedabad has been sent to the US.

Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu confirms black box will be examined by India. "Let the AAIB conduct the probe and go through the entire process," dismissing claims of sending the boxes abroad.