It is very heart-wrenching to see the stories of the people who have lost their lives. We have instructed Air India to facilitate the process of assisting the families of the passengers in whatever way is required. The DNA testing is also happening on one side so that the bodies can be identified and given to the respective families. The government of Gujarat is coordinating with that. Once the DNA testing is confirmed, the bodies are being given to the respective families and we are hoping that the process also gets finished as soon as possible, but the documentation and the procedure need to be followed. We are ensuring that there is no lapse in the process or the protocol that needs to be followed: Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu
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Rescuers on Saturday recovered another body from the wreckage of Air India’s AI-171, which crashed into the BJ Medical College campus in Ahmedabad on Thursday, taking the death toll to over 270 in what is now India’s worst-ever single aircraft disaster.
The airline had earlier confirmed 241 fatalities among the 242 people onboard, with one survivor. Authorities have also confirmed 33 deaths on the ground.
Read moreToday a meeting was organised in the Forensic Science Laboratory of the entire Forensic Science Gujarat team, which is working to match the DNA of every family as soon as possible. The Indian government has also sent major help in the form of forensic experts... After this, we will visit the National Forensic Science University. We are working on fast-tracking the process: Gujarat home minister Harsh Sanghvi
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A wave of shock and grief swept through Belagavi's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) and Kolar's Sri Devaraj Urs Academy where Ahmedabad air crash victim Dr Prateek Joshi had studied medical sciences and done a PG course in radiology, report Ravindra Uppar and K Ranganath.
The dream transition from Rajasthan's Udaipur to new beginnings in London came to a tragic end after Dr Prateek Joshi, his pathologist-wife Dr Komi Vyas and their children - daughter Miraya, 8, and five-year-old twin sons Pradyut and Nakul - died in the crash Thursday. They were hours away from starting a new chapter in their life.
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