Kareena Kapoor Khan & Riddhima Sahni express grief over Air India plane crash in Kozhikode

Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan on August 8 took to her social media handle and expressed her grief over  death of people in  Air India Crash at Kozhikode, Kerala. Kareena Kapoor Khan's te post read, "Heartbreaking News... Prayers and condolences to families of everyone affected in #AirIndianCrash at Kozhikode (sic)". In te, Kareena Kapoor spoke about captain Deepak Sa and praised him for his timely decision that saved many lives. Scroll down to see her post. 

Kareena Kapoor Khan's te on Air India Crash trdy

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Meanwhile, Kareena Kapoor Khan's cousin-sister Riddhima Kapoor Sahni also shared a te on her Instagram story. Her te read, "My deepest most heartfelt condolences to families who have lost ir loved ones in Air India plane crash today (sic)". Take a look below:

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t only Kareena Kapoor Khan and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, many or celebrities took to ir social media handle to express shock and extended prayers for well being of families. Actors such as  Disha Patani, Randeep Hooda, Dulqueer Salmaan, and Adnan Sami, are a few to name. On or side, Indian cricketers Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma along with former player Sachin Tendulkar also prayed for well-being of families of everyone affected in crash. 

About Air India flight crash

As per a statement from Directorate General of Civil Aviation, an Air India Express flight arriving in Kozhikode skid off runway, and had a crash landing. runway which is of tabletop pattern was reportedly waterlogged. incident took place amid very heavy rainfall in area around 7:40 PM. re were 191 persons on board including two pilots and 5 cabin crew. 

Following crash landing, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan instructed Police and Fire Force to take urgent action. After incident, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has also anunced that Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau would conduct a formal inquiry.

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(With Inputs from PTI)