MEA trashes British media report that 2 UK families received wrong bodies of victims of AI crash
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI): India on Wednesday virtually trashed a British media report, which claimed that two grieving families in the United Kingdom received wrong bodies of the victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said all mortal remains were handled with utmost professionalism and with due regard for the dignity of the deceased.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner of Air India crashed into a building shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad for London on June 12, killing 241 people on board and 19 others on the ground. One passenger survived the crash.
The victims included 53 British nationals.
"We have seen the report and have been working closely with the UK side from the moment these concerns and issues were brought to our attention," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
"In the wake of the tragic crash, the concerned authorities had carried out identification of victims as per established protocols and technical requirements," he added.
Jaiswal was responding to media queries regarding a report in the "Daily Mail" on the Air India crash.
"All mortal remains were handled with utmost professionalism and with due regard for the dignity of the deceased. We are continuing to work with the UK authorities on addressing any concerns related to this issue," he said.
The British newspaper, citing the versions of two unnamed families, claimed that the repatriation of the Britons killed in the crash has been "horrifically bungled".
Official sources said the Air India crash was a gruesome accident and identifying the body parts was a particularly complex exercise.
"In accidents of such nature, it is likely that the body tissues of different people get fused, which may lead to different results when making DNA analysis," one of the sources said.
The "Daily Mail" said bereaved families are suffering a fresh heartache because the "remains of their loved ones were wrongly identified before being flown home".
The relatives of one of the victims had to abandon the funeral plans after being informed that their coffin contained the body of an unknown passenger rather than their family member, it said.
The report even added that though two instances of mistaken identity have so far come to light, there are fears that more such errors could have been made.
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
