The Gujarat Government (June 14, 2025) confirmed that 11 victims of the air India Flight AI171 were identified through DNA testing, and the residue release process was now underway. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji
The Gujarat Government (June 14, 2025) confirmed that 11 victims of the air India Flight AI171 were identified through DNA testing, and the residue release process was now underway.
At the press briefing in Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, Dr. Rajnish patel, head of surgery, said, “This morning we handed over one body to family members, with the other two that will be released by the evening.” He confirmed that 11 DNA matches were verified and added, “And the families of these victims were contacted to collect the remains,” he said.
It describes comparison of DNA as “carefully slow process”, he added: “We have to do this with maximum care and accuracy.”
When Hindu asked him about the total number of bodies of the victims of the accident in the hospital, Dr. The patel diverted this question and said, “That’s not … I don’t have the data.”
In response to the next question about how many family members came to provide DNA samples, he said, “I don’t have an exact number, because I don’t participate in this area … and there is no point in digging in how many came and left … we have 11 positive results and focus on it.”
Previously, eight visually identifiable victims were released without required to analyze DNA. Dr. Patel noted that the DNA comparison process usually requires 72 hours to complete.
“Completion of the performance of the corresponding DNA samples will take nearly 72 hours. Once they coincide, the bodies will be handed over to relatives from the posthumous room,” Dr. Patel.
“The completion of the process corresponding to DNA samples will take nearly 72 hours. Once they coincide, the bodies will be handed over to relatives from the posthumous room,” Dr. Patel. He said that another body was obtained on Saturday, which was stuck under the tail part of the crashed aircraft.
According to Aloka Kumar Pandey, Commissioner for Assistance and Secretary, Ministry of Income, the state government made contact with families of 11 foreign nationals.
“A total of 230 teams were created to make contact and pass on to the fatal remnants of families. Today we started to pass the bodies,” he said. Pandey added that the victims of Gujarat marked 18 districts and that the administration was also in contact with diplomats of other countries.
The IAS officer said that death certificates were issued on the spot to avoid any inconvenience for families. “Each body will be accompanied by their birthplace in an ambulance with police protection. They are also provided with grief advisors to help families cope with trauma,” he added.
The Air India in London from Ahmedabad of Ahmedabad encountered the Medical College hostel complex in the Meghaninagar area on Thursday afternoon from the international airport Sardar VallaBhbhai Patel on Thursday afternoon.
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The victims included 241 out of 242 passengers and crew members aboard the flight. One passenger miraculously survived. Dr. Patel said, “He’s a happy man … his condition is stable and can walk and speak normally.”
To speed up the DNA comparison process, Gujarat’s State Minister for Home, Harsh Sanghavi (FSL) organized Saturday.
After meeting at FSL in Gandhinagar, Mr. Sanghavi said that the priority of the state government was to complete the appropriate DNA exercise as quickly as possible.
“In addition to forensic experts from all over Gujarat, several experts sent by the center are continuously working to match DNA samples. Once the results are prepared, they are sent to a civil hospital so that families can claim bodies,” he said.
Published – June 14, 2025 18:37
