SRINAGAR: Authorities have identified 31 victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad through DNA testing, with 12 families having claimed the mortal remains so far, media reports said.
Dr Rajnish Patel, professor of surgery at the government-run B J Medical College, said the process of DNA matching for former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was also underway.
230 teams had been formed to coordinate with the families of the victims. The crash involved a London-bound Air India flight carrying 242 passengers and crew members, of whom 241 were killed. Former Chief Minister Rupani was among the deceased. One passenger survived the crash.
In addition to those on board, 29 people on the ground, including five MBBS students, were also killed. The Boeing 787-8 aircraft (AI171) crashed moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, falling inside the nearby campus of the Medical College in Meghaninagar area, where it caught fire.
