A truck bearing Air India’s aircraft, which recently crashed into a medical hostel and its canteen complex passes around, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 22 June 2025. Photo Credit: PTI
At least 251 victims of the Ahmedabad air accident have so far been identified through DNA tests and 245 bodies were handed over to the relative, the officials said on Sunday (June 22, 2025).
“Since the process of comparing DNA samples is very sensitive and includes a legal protocol, it is completed with seriousness and speed,” said Medical Superintendent Civil Hospital Civil Hospital Rchessh Joshi.
He said that 70 victims come from Ahmedabad, 24 from Vadodary, 26 from Ananda and 11 from Khed in Gujarat. Some of the victims have been identified so far are from Rajasthan, Manipure, Nagaland, Maharahtra, Diu and Bihar, Joshi added.
“Since the process of comparing DNA samples is very sensitive and includes a legal protocol, it is completed at seriousness and speed. Forensic Scientific University and related institutions, local administration, health and other state government departments and various agencies are working tirelessly on the transfer of death residues,” he said.
Officials on Saturday (June 21, 2025) asked families of eight victims of Ahmedabad accident to indicate a sample of another relative for DNA tests after the first sample presented by the affinity did not match.
Meanwhile, Gujarat Police (June 22, 2025) began to move the ruins of the crashed Air India aircraft to the Ahmedabad airport, the officials said.
The London plane crashed into the hostel complex in Meghaninagar after take -off from the international airport Sardar VallaBhbhai patel and killed 270 people, of which 241 on board. One passenger survived.
Troky were moved from the place of accident to Gujsail (Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited) Building, which is on the airport, and will be in custody of the Air accident investigation (AAIB), the official said.
A common police commissioner, Sector 2, Jaipalsinh Rathhore said PTI: “The shift of the whole debris will take 48 to 72 hours.”
In addition to AAIB, the US National Transport Safety Council leads a parallel investigation of the aircraft accident.
Published – June 22, 2025 20:12
