Remains of all 60 foreigners with kin
Remains of all 60 foreign nationals on the flight have been identified and handed over, with the mortal remains of 13 more victims being given to kin in the 24 hours ending at 6pm on Sunday at Civil Hospital. This brings the total bodies handed over to 245. Officials said that so far, state forensic science experts have identified 251 bodies.
Dr Rakesh Joshi, medical superintendent of Civil Hospital, said that six families are in the process of getting possession of the mortal remains of their loved ones.
"The remains of two will be flown to the UK, the families of three victims identified will collect the remains on Monday, while the remains on another victim will be collected on Wednesday, June 25. The mortal remains also include 176 Indian nationals, other than 12 non-passengers," Dr Joshi said.
Health department sources said that the airplane had 61 foreign nationals, including 53 British nationals (with sole survivor Viswashkumar Ramesh), seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian national.
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Remains of all passengers have been identified and handed over to relatives, they said adding that remains of two were to be flown to the UK for last rites late on Sunday or early Monday.
Meanwhile, between 6pm on Saturday and 6pm on Sunday, only five new DNA matches were found, said officials. "A large part of the identification process is over, and the last few samples may take time mainly due to the condition of the remains," said a health department official. On Saturday, the hospital had approached relatives of the eight non-passengers for DNA samples. The remains of these eight were handed over without a DNA match based on physical attributes, they added.
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