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A-I plane crash: 32 victims identified by DNA, 14 bodies handed over to kin
Three days after a London-bound Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, authorities here have so far identified 32 victims through DNA testing and bodies of 14 have been handed over to their families, an official said on Sunday.
The process of DNA matching of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, who also died in the June 12 plane crash, was underway, additional civil superintendent Dr Rajnish Patel told reporters.
The victims identified so far were from different places in Gujarat and Rajasthan, he said.
As many of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition or damaged otherwise, authorities are carrying out DNA tests to establish the identity of victims of the horrific tragedy.
"Thirty two DNA samples have matched till now, and 14 bodies have already been handed over to the respective families. These deceased were from Udaipur, Vadodara, Kheda, Mehsana, Arvalli, Ahmedabad and Botad districts," said Patel.
The DNA matching process for former CM Rupani was still on, he added.
As many as 230 teams were formed to coordinate with the victims' families, officials earlier said.
The victims included 241 of the 242 passengers and crew members on board the London-bound flight. One passenger miraculously survived.
All but one of the 242 passengers and crew on board the Boeing 787-8(AI171) and another 29 persons, including five MBBS students, on the ground were killed in the plane crash on Thursday.
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