Air India initially reported 17 people injured 13 passengers and four crew members while subsequent government-linked reporting put the number at 24, including 20 passengers and four cabin crew members. The development has intensified scrutiny of crew fitness and aviation safety, but neither Air India nor the Ministry of Civil Aviation has publicly confirmed the laboratory result. Air India initially described the episode as a “brief turbulence-related event” involving a momentary change in altitude, and said the aircraft continued normally before landing safely at 11:07 am. Air India had earlier said it knew post-flight screening had taken place in accordance with applicable protocols but had not been informed of the results. The Air Line Pilots Association India has urged caution against prematurely linking the drug-test result to the incident.