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India Today
an hour ago
- India Today
Wrong bodies of Air India crash victims reached families in UK
At least two families of Air India crash victims in the UK received the wrong bodies, according to the lawyer representing them. Sources in India said the bodies were sent in sealed coffins after DNA sampling by a government hospital in Ahmedabad, and the airline had no role in the mix-up."Remains of the crash victims were wrongly identified and flown to the UK," a lawyer of Keystone Law, representing the families, told India Today mix-up was revealed when the coroner in London attempted to verify the remains of the deceased people by matching their DNA, the lawyer added. "One family had to abandon their funeral plans after being told by the coroner that the coffin contained the body of an unknown person and not that of their family member," said the family received the remains of their family members mixed with the remains of another passenger, with the remains of both the victims placed in the same coffin, according to the lawyer."The family had to get the remains of the two passengers separated before carrying out the funeral of their family member," the lawyer told India Today TV. "One family was left with no one to bury after realising that they had received the wrong remains."The crash of Gatwick-bound AI171 in Ahmedabad on June 12 killed 241 people on board. There were 53 British nationals among those killed in the air crash, according to a BBC Daily Mail reported the funerals of several British citizens were carried out in India, while the mortal remains of 12 passengers were sent to the remains were handed over to the families after DNA tests were conducted at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital as most of the bodies were charred beyond told India Today Digital that the remains were handed over by the government hospital in sealed coffins to the next of kin, and Air India had no role in it other than facilitating the transfer and supporting the bereaved families."The Ahmedabad hospital called up the relatives for DNA samples and handed over the sealed coffins to them, while Kenyons International Emergency Services, an agency hired by Air India, supported the bereaved relatives in the process," the source said."We are working on establishing the chain of events about how the bodies of the passengers were recovered and identified," the lawyer told India Today TV, adding that an enquiry had been sought into the mix-up in the receipt of the remains was revealed when Inner West London coroner Dr Fiona Wilcox sought to verify the repatriated Britons' identities by matching their DNA with samples provided by the families."While some victims were either speedily cremated or buried in India, in accordance with their religious beliefs, the remains of at least 12 have been repatriated," aviation lawyer James Healy-Pratt, who represents many of the British families, told The Daily is currently helping British families by uncovering the full truth about the crash and making sure they receive fair compensation through the courts, according to the FAMILIES RECEIVED WRONG REMAINS AND DESERVE ANSWERS: HEALY-PRATTHealy-Pratt is now currently looking into the reportedly botched identification process."I've been sitting down in the homes of these lovely British families over the last month, and the first thing they want is their loved ones back," the lawyer told the Mail."But some of them have got the wrong remains, and they are clearly distraught over this. It has been going on for a couple of weeks (and) I think these families deserve an explanation," the news outlet quoted Healy-Pratt as the family who received mixed remains managed to have them separated and proceed with a funeral, he said the other family — referred to as Family X — has been left in X have no-one to bury because it was the wrong person in their casket. And if it isn't their relative, the question is, who is it in that coffin? Presumably it's another passenger and their relatives have been given the wrong remains," he told the lawyer said he is now trying to establish the precise chain of events in the recovery and identification process, beginning when the bodies were pulled from the jet's smouldering trusted officials to handle the process properly and ensure the containers were labelled Taju, a grieving son who lost three family members in the plane crash, said, "Nobody looked at the remains. We weren't allowed to."Taju, from Blackburn, lost his London-based parents, Adam, 72, and Hasina, 70. His parents were travelling with their son-in-law Altafhusen Patel, 51, who also died."They just said, "This is your mother or father", and gave us a paper label with an ID number on it. We had to take their word for it. It's horrific that this could have happened, but what could anyone do?," Taju was quoted as saying by The Daily was told of the mix-up by a police liaison officer. He takes comfort from the fact that his parents and brother-in-law were not involved in the confusion because they were buried quickly in India, The Daily Mail INDIA PLANE CRASHED IN JUNEThe ill-fated Air India flight bound for London's Gatwick Airport, carrying 242 passengers and crew members, crashed on a hostel of medical students near Ahmedabad's Sardar Patel International Airport on June one passenger survived, the death toll stood at the preliminary report out, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) probe is now focusing on the analysis of data retrieved from the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) - together known as the black box - and evidence from the wreckage site.- EndsTune InMust Watch
News18
2 hours ago
- News18
British Families Of Air India Crash Victims Allege They Received Wrong Bodies: Report
Last Updated: Some families of British victims of the Air India crash reportedly received wrongly identified remains. However, no similar repatriation errors were reported by families in India. Families of British Air India crash victims were sent wrong bodies, while some received commingled remnants of more than one person killed in the June 12 incident, the Daily Mail has claimed, even though no such blunder was reported in India. According to the report, some families have claimed the bodies of their loved ones were wrongly identified before being flown to their country. In some cases, families also received commingled remnants of more than one person, which had to be separated before the internment could go ahead. Two instances of mistaken identity have so far come to light, according to the report. It claimed the revelation was made after Inner West London coroner Dr Fiona Wilcox sought to verify the identities of the repatriated Britons by matching their DNA with samples provided by the families. Quoting aviation lawyer James Healy-Pratt, who represents many of the British families, the report stated that at least 12 of the British victims of the Air India crash were repatriated. Pratt told the publication that his team was waiting for a formal response from Air India and its emergency response contractors, Kenyons International Emergency Services, on the same. Air India flight AI 171, operated with Boeing 787-8, en route to London Gatwick, crashed soon after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 241 of the 242 passengers onboard and another 19 on the ground. All victims were identified, and their bodies were handed over to the families for the last rites. On Tuesday, Air India said it has completed the 'precautionary" inspection of the locking mechanism of the fuel control switch (FCS) on its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft fleet, and no issues were found. Aviation safety regulator DGCA last week directed airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system in their Boeing 787 and 737 planes by July 21 after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said in its preliminary report that fuel switches were cut off before the Air India plane crash last month. In its preliminary report on the Boeing 787-8 crash, AAIB said the fuel supply to both engines of the plane was cut off within a gap of one second, causing confusion in the cockpit soon after takeoff. Boeing 787s are part of Air India's fleet, while B737s are operated by its low-cost subsidiary Air India Express. Besides these, other domestic carriers, IndiGo, Spicejet and Akasa, also have these types of aircraft in their operations. With this, the two airlines, Air India and Air India Express, have complied with the directives of the DGCA issued on July 14, Air India said in the statement. In 2018, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flagged the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch locking feature on certain models of Boeing aircraft, including 787s and 737s. It was mentioned in a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB), but there was no airworthiness directive, indicating that the issue was not a safety concern. Air India has a total of 33 wide-body Boeing 787s, while Air India Express has around 75 narrow-body 737s. view comments Location : New Delhi, India, India First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
India Today
3 hours ago
- India Today
Malfunction led to fuel switch shift? Final crash probe report in 6 months
The final report on the Air India crash in Ahmedabad is likely to be released within six to eight months, with the major line of inquiry being the transition of the fuel control switches, sources the preliminary report out, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) probe is now focusing on the analysis of data retrieved from the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) - together known as the black box - and evidence from the wreckage preliminary report of the crash, which claimed 260 lives, revealed that three seconds after the AI 171 flight took off from Ahmedabad, fuel supply to both engines got cut off. The report, however, does not mention if the switches were moved by either of the pilots."Through the preliminary report, we knew the fuel switches transitioned. But what caused that transition? Was there a problem with some other components which could have led to this transition? This picture will be clear when data is analysed from different angles," a highly placed source aware of the developments of the probe told India FINAL REPORT WILL REVEALThe CVR, which captures conversations inside the cockpit, is being analysed by experts at the AAIB's Delhi laboratory. Analysis of the FDR data will give technical inputs on the aircraft, its engine and other a comprehensive inspection of the aircraft wreckage is also underway. The recovered components of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner were reassembled at a facility in original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have also been roped in to assist in forensic analysis of the components. The focus is on identifying any malfunctions or technical problems with the all three data sets are fully decoded and analysed, they will be synchronised to create a comprehensive reconstruction of the timeline of the the preliminary report shed light on what happened, the detailed analysis will help determine how and why the June 12 crash happened.- EndsTune InMust Watch
