India, July 28 -- The draft final report into the June 2025 Air India crash is expected to be ready by October, the Centre told the Supreme Court today. This update from the government comes after Captain Sumeet Sabharwal's father filed a petition seeking a 'fair and transparent' probe into the crash.

In his petition before the Supreme Court, Pushkaraj Sabharwal, the father of the deceased pilot and the Federation of Indian Pilots, called for an independent probe into the AI-171 crash.

While hearing the petition, the top court noted that the simulator tests had been conducted to identify the cause of the plane crash.

"Plea seeks respondent be directed to conduct simulator tests to identify the cause of Air crash. There is further praye...