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Six Families Receive Second Set of AI-171 Crash Victims’ Remains

DNA identification of additional fragments has prompted most families to authorize hospital-led last rites.

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Overview

  • On June 12, a London-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into the BJ Medical College hostel in Ahmedabad, killing 260 people and causing severe fragmentation of victims’ bodies.
  • This week, six families collected a second package of remains after DNA matching linked fragments from 16 more bodies found during ongoing site clearance.
  • Hospital authorities had distributed consent forms to next of kin—including passengers, crew members and local residents—to approve last rites for any further remains recovered.
  • Of the ten families yet to receive new fragments, nine have granted permission for hospital-led ceremonies, while one family’s response remains pending.
  • Recovered fragments vary from tiny tissue samples to single bones, underscoring the crash’s intensity and the painstaking forensic work required for identification.