Overview

• On July 8, Ahmedabad Civil Hospital conducted ceremonies for body parts of 19 victims whose primary remains had already been handed over to families
• A series of DNA tests verified that these secondary fragments belonged to 26 previously identified victims, with seven families choosing to collect the remains and 19 granting permission for rites
• Ceremonies included cremation of 18 Hindu victims with ashes immersed in the Sabarmati River at Naran Ghat and burial of one Muslim victim
• The June 12 Gatwick-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad’s Meghaninagar area claimed 260 lives and left one passenger as the sole survivor
• Investigators continue technical analysis of black box data while regulators near completion of safety inspections on Air India’s 787 fleet