In the Air India AI-171 flight crash incident, Ahmedabad police played a pivotal role by creating a green corridor within an hour to enable swift rescue operations. The police also collaborated with radio jockeys and used social media to issue traffic advisories and prevent civilian entry on the designated rescue routes, ensuring smooth passage for ambulances, fire brigades, and SDRF/NDRF teams. A total of 600 police personnel were deployed to establish a two-layered green corridor in the first critical hour.

Ahmedabad Additional Commissioner of Police (Special Branch), Vidhi Chaudhary, explained to mid-day how the team responded swiftly to the emergency. Chaudhary also confirmed that the pilots attempted an emergency landing in a green, open area to minimise casualties. The Ahmedabad police control room received an alert about a missing aircraft at 1.43 pm on June 12. Moments later, a massive blast and fire confirmed the crash. The Meghani Nagar police team reached the site at 1.48 pm, with DCP (Crime) IPS Ajit Rajian of the Cyber Crime branch among the first responders.

Vidhi Chaudhary, Ahmedabad, Additional Commissioner of Police (Special Branch)