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Air India crash: Wrong bodies sent to grieving families in UK, report cites DNA tests
Multiple families of victims of the Air India 171 crash in the United Kingdom have received wrong bodies of their deceased relatives, according to a report. read more Members of Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft, bound for London's Gatwick Airport, which crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters Multiple British families of Air India 171 crash have received wrong bodies, according to a report. On June 12, the London-bound AI 171 flight crashed shortly after take-off in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. Out of the 260 deceased, 52 were British nationals. Their remains were identified by genetic testing and dental records and transported to the United Kingdom. The Daily Mail has now reported that the identification and transportation of bodies was botched up in multiple cases. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD These errors came to light after Inner West London coroner Dr Fiona Wilcox sought to verify the remains of British nationals transported from India by matching their DNA with samples provided by the families, as per the newspaper. Multiple families receive wrong bodies, remains: Report In at least two cases, families of deceased got wrong bodies and remains, according to The Mail. In one case, relatives had to abandon funeral plans after they learnt that the coffin they received contained the wrong body. In another case, remains of multiple persons were wrongly put together in a coffin and given to a family. In the second case, the remains were separated and the family went ahead with the funerals with the remains that were identified with their relative. The newspaper reported that there are fears that there could be more such cases where families could have been handed over wrong bodies or remains. It said that an enquiry was taking place in the matter and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was expected to raise the matter with Indian PM Narendra Modi, who embarked on a visit to the UK on Wednesday. Victims' families flag lack of transparency The Mail reported that one relative criticised the 'lack of transparency and oversight in the identification and handling of remains' and said that there were calls for a British-run ID unit to be flown in to Ahmedabad. 'Our loved ones were British citizens. They deserved better in life. They certainly deserved better in death,' the relative said. The families told the newspaper that they did not see their deceased relatives, but had to rely entirely on the labelling provided by Indian authorities. On their part, the Indian authorities took DNA samples and also referred to dental records to determine which body or remains belonged to whom. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'Nobody looked at the remains. We weren't allowed to. 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?' Altaf Taju from Blackburn, whose London-based parents were killed along with their son-on-law Altafhusen Patel, told the newspaper.
Time of India
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Jagdeep Dhankhar Resigns as Vice President on First Day of Parliament's Monsoon Session Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his post, citing health reasons. In a letter to President Droupadi Murmu, he said the decision was taken to prioritise healthcare and follow medical advice. Dhankhar invoked Article 67(a) of the Constitution for his immediate resignation. He expressed gratitude to President Murmu for her support and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers for their cooperation. Calling his tenure enriching, Dhankhar said he cherished the affection received from MPs and was proud to witness India's economic progress. He described serving during this transformative era as a 'true honour.'#breakingnews #jagdeepdhankhar #vicepresident #india #resignation #indianpolitics #constitutionofindia #presidentmurmu #pmnarendramodi #rajyasabha #toi #toibharat 126.3K views | 1 day ago
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ED files Fema complaint against Myntra over ₹1,654 crore FDI violation
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Wednesday said it has filed a complaint against Myntra Designs Private Limited (Myntra), its related companies, and their directors for contravention amounting to ₹1,654.35 crore, allegedly in violation of the extant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy. The investigative agency has taken the action under Section 16(3) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA). The ED said that enquiries in the matter were initiated on the basis of credible information that Myntra and its related companies were engaged in multi-brand retail trade (MBRT) under the guise of wholesale cash-and-carry, allegedly in violation of the existing FDI policy. The ED investigation under the provisions of FEMA, 1999 revealed that Myntra Designs Pvt Ltd had declared it was engaged in wholesale cash-and-carry business and had invited and received FDI from foreign investors amounting to ₹1,654.35 crore. The firm sold a majority of its goods to Vector E-Commerce Pvt Ltd, which in turn sold the goods in retail to end customers. Vector E-Commerce Pvt Ltd and Myntra Designs Pvt Ltd are related parties and belong to the same group or group of companies. 'Vector E-Commerce Pvt Ltd was created and continued to be used as a corporate entity to bifurcate the B2C [business-to-customer, i.e. Myntra Designs Pvt Ltd to retail customers] transaction into B2B (Myntra Designs Pvt Ltd to Vector E-Commerce Pvt Ltd) and then B2C (Vector E-Commerce Pvt Ltd to retail customers),' said the ED statement. The ED further stated that its investigation also revealed Myntra Designs Pvt Ltd was actually carrying out multi-brand retail trading in the guise of wholesale cash-and-carry. The ED also noted that Myntra Designs Pvt Ltd had not met the conditions laid down for wholesale cash-and-carry trading, as it had made 100 per cent of its sales to Vector E-Commerce Pvt Ltd. This contravenes the amendments dated 1 April 2010 and 1 October 2010, which permitted only 25 per cent of sales to companies belonging to the same group or group companies.
