Jun 14, 2025 09:21 PM IST

The our bodies of eight victims, who have been recognized by their kin, have already been handed over to their households by the hospital, officers stated earlier.

Authorities on the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital have to this point recognized eleven victims of the June 12 Air India aircraft crash via DNA testing and began the method at hand over the our bodies to their kin, officers stated on Saturday. 

Doctors on Saturday stated round 270 our bodies have been dropped at the hospital from the air crash website to this point. (PTI)

Speaking at a press convention, Dr Rajnish Patel, professor of surgical procedure on the government-run B J Medical College, stated the mortal stays of 1 sufferer have been handed over to the household on Saturday whereas these of one other two victims can be handed over by the day’s finish. 

“DNAs of 11 victims of Ahmedabad plane crash have matched with kin so far,” he stated. The civil hospital will contact the households as quickly as a DNA match is discovered, and they need to not rush to the hospital, he added. 

The our bodies of eight victims, who have been recognized by their kin and didn’t want DNA profiling, have already been handed over to their households by the hospital, officers had stated earlier. 

Alok Pandey, Relief Commissioner and Revenue Secretary of Gujarat, stated the deceased from the state hailed from 18 of the 33 districts. As many as 230 groups have been shaped to coordinate with the households and the kin of 11 international nationals who died within the tragedy too have been contacted, he stated. 

The victims included 241 of the 242 passengers and crew members on board the London-bound flight. One passenger miraculously survived. 

Doctors on Saturday stated round 270 our bodies have been dropped at the hospital from the air crash website to this point. The sole survivor, Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, is secure, recovering effectively and completely out of hazard, Dr Patel advised reporters, including that many of the injured individuals have been discharged and “one or two” are in vital care. 

The London-bound Air India flight from Ahmedabad crashed into the premises of the B J Medical College hostel advanced within the Meghaninagar space moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon. 

As most of the our bodies are burnt past recognition or broken in any other case, authorities are finishing up DNA checks to determine the id of the victims. 

In order to expedite the DNA matching course of, Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi held a gathering with the officers of the state Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) on Saturday. 

“Apart from forensic experts from all over Gujarat, several experts sent by the Centre are working round the clock to match DNA samples. As soon as the results come, we send them to the civil hospital so that families can claim the bodies,” he advised repoters. 

“As of Friday, relatives of nearly 220 deceased persons had approached the police to give their samples,” stated police inspector Chirag Gosai, who’s dealing with the affairs on the autopsy room. They are despatched to BJ Medical College, he added.