So far, bodies of 83 passengers handed over to kin; 125 DNA samples matched
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Ahmedabad: Mortal remains of 83 passengers on board flight AI 171 were handed over to families based on DNA match, health minister Rishikesh Patel posted on X late on Monday. So far, 125 DNA samples have been matched with those given by relatives, and kin of 124 victims have been informed, the minister further mentioned in his tweet.
Civil Hospital officials said the process of handing over the bodies continued late into the night on Monday.
Eleven families lost more than one family member in the devastating crash that has shocked the nation. "In such cases, the DNA match of at least one person is confirmed, whereas for other members, the match result is pending. Families will be handed over the mortal remains together," said an official.
Till reports last came in, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) officials had issued 80 death certificates.
State relief commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey told mediapersons that all bodies were handed with relevant documents so that families do not have to visit multiple departments for the same. Three-member support teams are accompany families carrying mortal remains till their homes. "Relatives of the three foreign nationals who lost their lives in the crash will arrive in the city on Tuesday.
Their blood samples will be taken for DNA match," said Pandey.
Civil Hospital authorities said that the relatives of the passengers are being informed about the DNA match, and once the paperwork is done, they are asked to come to the hospital to get the mortal remains. On Monday evening, the process of handing over the bodies of 30-odd identified passengers was ongoing.
"So far, mortal remains have been handed over to two families each in Maharashtra and Rajasthan, along with 19 in Ahmedabad, 11 in Vadodara, five each in Anand and Gandhinagar, four each in Mehsana and Bharuch, three in Kheda, two in Surat, and one each in Botad, Aravalli, Junagadh, Amreli, Mahisagar, Bhavnagar, and Rajkot in Gujarat," said an official.
Relatives of the deceased continued to camp at the Civil Hospital even as authorities appealed to them to come after receiving a call from authorities. Many of them were anxious about the status of the DNA match.
Some enquired about the possible time frame in which the reports were expected. Authorities said that the DNA match procedure has been explained to the families.
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