New Delhi, May 4 -- More than four years after the crash of China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735, newly released data appears to indicate that someone in the cockpit may have intentionally cut off fuel to both engines, according to a new report.

The Boeing 737-800 aircraft plunged nearly 29,000 feet and crashed into a mountain in southern China's Guangxi region in March 2022, killing all 132 people on board.

Data released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in response to a Freedom of Information Act request shows that both engine fuel switches moved from "run" to "cutoff" during cruise flight, CNN reported citing the document.

According to the data, "it was found that while cruising at 29,000 feet, the fuel switches ...