Ahmedabad plane crash: Gujarat Minister Harsh Sanghavi holds meeting with police, forensic experts to assess progress of DNA testing
Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi on Saturday convened a meeting with top police officials and Forensic Science Laboratory officials to assess the progress of the DNA testing process being done on the bodies of those killed in the Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad on June 12.
Thirty-six state Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) officials, along with National Forensic Science officials, are working hard to match the DNA of the deceased and family members to identify the dead bodies, he told reporters after the meeting.
Around 260 people, including 241 on board the flight, lost their lives after the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner flying from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed into a hostel building shortly after its takeoff.
'Top officials of the Forensic Science Laboratory of different parts of Gujarat have assembled and are working hard continuously round the clock. The National Forensic Science Laboratory officials had also extended their help,' Sanghavi said.
He further added that once the FSL officials get the matching numbers, they are immediately sent to the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital to identify the bodies. 'The process of matching the numbers takes around 3 to 4 hours,' said the minister.
He, however, did not reveal the number of passengers' bodies identified.
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