Jun 15, 2025 05:37 PM IST

Of the 270 useless, 241 had been passengers and cabin crew on the London-bound flight. The remaining had been killed when the aircraft crashed into a school hostel

As authorities start handy over the stays of the Ahmedabad aircraft crash victims, grieving households have reportedly referred to as for the discharge of the complete remaiins of our bodies of the victims.

Empty coffins introduced on the mortuary of the Civil Hospital, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, following the Air India aircraft crash(PTI)

A complete of 270 our bodies had been delivered to the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad after the lethal Air India aircraft crash on Thursday. Of the 270 our bodies, 241 had been passengers and cabin crew on the London-bound flight. The remaining had been killed when the aircraft crashed right into a hostel of BJ Medical College.

Families of the aircraft crash victims have pled with authorities to launch the complete stays of their relations, versus elements, in response to a TOI report.

On Saturday, a person was seen pleading earlier than the officers handy over all of the stays of his relations for the final rites, however he was advised that this was an inconceivable job, the report mentioned. “It was hard to convince him,” an official was quoted as saying.

Families of the crash victims proceed to throng exterior the Civil Hospital’s mortuary as authorities perform DNA checks.

DNA sampling underway

As per extra medical superintendent of BJ Medical College, Rajnish Patel, a complete of 32 our bodies have been recognised by way of the DNA sampling course of and 12 our bodies have been handed over to the households. 

Of this, Patil added that eight our bodies had been handed over to the households as no DNA testing for required for indication.

However, as the method continues, it has drawn hurdles as effectively. As reported by TOI, in a peculiar case, a repeat DNA sampling might be finished after a member of the family of a sufferer discovered two heads inside one physique bag.

“This would require the DNA sampling course of to be repeated because the elements belong to 2 victims and shouldn’t be in the identical bag,” the report quoted a senior official on the Civil Hospital.

Air India crash marks first deadly crash for Boeing 787 Dreamliner

The Air India aircraft crash of Thursday marked the primary deadly crash for a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane. The aircraft, which was certain for London’s Gatwick airport, crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Patel Vallabhbhai International Airport. 

The Ahmedabad aircraft crash has additionally sparked a multi-national investigation into the incident with specialists from US and UK flying in to evaluate the scenario. 

The flight, carrying 242 passengers and cabin crew, crashed into BJ Medical College’s scholar hostel. Of the 242 individuals on board, a 40-year-old Indian-origin British nationwide is the only real survivor of the aircraft crash.