New Delhi. The families of some British citizens killed in the Ahmedabad plane crash have claimed that they have found wrong bodies. The lawyers who represented the aircraft accident -affected British families in London say that this was revealed when the investigating officer tried to verify their identity by matching DNA in London. Even a family canceled the process of funeral of the deceased because the body that was handed over to him belonged to someone else. Another victim family has also found the remains of another person along with their family’s remains.
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It is alleged that the DNA matching process of the dead was not done properly, which is why the wrong bodies were transported to Britain. On the other hand, in view of the seriousness of this whole matter, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Ministry has also responded. Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says that we have seen the report and we are working closely with the British side on this issue. After this tragic accident, the officials concerned identified the victims according to the protocol and technical needs. All body bodies were handled in a very professional manner and taking full care of the dignity of the dead. We are continuing working closely with British officials to resolve any concern related to this issue.
Let us tell you that 274 people died in the Ahmedabad aircraft accident, out of which 241 were passengers and crew members, while 33 were residents of BJ Medical College resident doctors and other staff people who were in the hostel building where the aircraft was crashed. All the bodies were burnt so much that DNA test had to be done to identify them.
