""A three-member committee, including all senior officials is keeping a close eye on the incident and the probe. According to Air India sources, "All passengers were shifted into another aircraft by bus.. A tow van is used to push back the aircraft and the process is carried out with an engineer positioned in front of the aircraft’s nose. The police has taken statements from as many as four people who were present at the spot. The aircraft is still grounded.According to airport sources, immediately after the accident, a breathing test was arranged for the aircraft’s pilot, Captain Ashok G. According to sources, as the police registered an ADR in the case and accidental inquiry comes under the jurisdiction of DGCA, it is preparing a report, after which the police will take a decision on the incident. He is survived by his father (84), mother (77), wife and a college-going son.  
They have also asked for CCTV footage of the spot to check what happened.45pm on Wednesday.The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau on Thursday launched a probe into the mishap that took place at Mumbai airport on Wednesday, where a technician got sucked into the engine of an Air India aircraft. But when police officials were trying to recover the body parts, no official from the regulator was present at the spot.Meanwhile, DGCA is probing under Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).According to sources, the accident was such that within split seconds, more than half the body of Ravi Subramaniam (56), a technician posted as service engineer with Air India, was torn into pieces flung at a distance of about 150 metres.An aviation expert explained to The Asian Age that an aircraft can only move forward and so, it needs external help to reverse from the parking bay.After learning about the incident, local Sahar police reached the spot and registered an ADR (accidental death report) in the case while an inquiry was initiated by the China Auto Control Cables Suppliers Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The body parts were collected and a punchnama was conducted later at about 00. The body parts were taken to Cooper Hospital for an autopsy.15 hours. In this case, the engineer did not get time to escape and got sucked into the engine of the aircraft. The test proved that they were not under the influence of alcohol while the blood test report is yet to come. During the process, the engineer removes the chocks and the aircraft surges ahead along with the attached tow bar and tow tractor. According to sources, these officials reached almost two hours after the incident.Mr Subramaniam was a science graduate with a diploma in aircraft maintenance engineering from Aeronautical Training Centre in Mumbai.  
The mishap occurred during push back when co-pilot of Mumbai-Hyderabad flight AI619 mistook a signal for starting the engine and Mr Subramaniam, who was standing close, got sucked into the engine at bay 28 of Mumbai airport at around 8. Sharma and co-pilot, Nikhil Bhagwan. Air India CMD Ashwani Lohani, security director of Air India Alok Singh and ED, Operations Harpit Singh are on the committee," sources said.Further, presence of DGCA officials is mandatory at the time of accident on runway, according to airport sources. Mr Lohani visited the site on Thursday morning and announced financial help of `5 lakh and a job for another member of the family. Meanwhile, the pilot and co-pilot of the AI aircraft have been grounded till further orders. Registered baggage of all passengers was sent through flight AI615 to Hyderabad on Thursday as at that time, access to the cargo section was not allowed. At the time of the accident, the engine of the aircraft was on and Mr Subramaniam’s body rotated at least four to five thousand times in the engine.