Ahmedabad plane crash: 162 victims identified, 120 bodies handed over to kin
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Ahmedabad plane crash: 162 victims identified, 120 bodies handed over to kin
Authorities are carrying out DNA tests to establish the identity of the victims. Many bodies were charred beyond recognition or badly damaged in the deadly June 12 crash.
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Five days after an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad claimed 270 lives, 162 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 120 bodies handed over to their families, a Gujarat minister said on Tuesday.
Authorities are carrying out DNA tests to establish the identity of the victims as many bodies were charred beyond recognition or badly damaged in the deadly June 12 crash.
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“Till 3.30 pm on Tuesday, DNA samples of 162 crash victims had been successfully matched, and 120 bodies handed over to the respective families. Remaining mortal remains will be released soon (after identification),” Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi said in a statement.
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