Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik said on Thursday that 222 people have been identified so far in the incident of Air India 171 accident, and their bodies have been handed over to their concerned families.
Talking to the media, Malik said that 213 out of 222 were identified on the basis of DNA samples.
“Police is also part of the investigation, but other agencies and experts do technical parts, such as analyzing the black box, and the investigation is going on … 222 people have been identified so far, based on 214 DNA samples and eight have been identified without DNA and their body has been handed over to their families,” Ahmedabad Police Commissioner said.
Meanwhile, the mortal remains of the co-pilot of the flight, Clive Kundar, were brought to his residence in Mumbai today.
The scenes of his residence showed a crowd of people gathered in his place, while his family stood in front of his portrait and expressed grief of his tragic loss. Kundar lived with his mother and father in Goregaon (West) region.
On 12 June, the London-Bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed at a hostel complex at the BJ Medical College in Meghani Nagar area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat soon after the takeoff from Sardar Vallabhi Patel International Airport. The tragedy claimed that 242 live out of 242 lives, including former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
A week after the incident, the Ministry of Civil Aviation issued new draft rules to tighten control over structures that pose risk for aircraft safety.
Draft, title aircraft (demolition of barriers) rules, 2025, was issued on 18 June and would apply once after being published in the official Gazette.
The aim of the rules is to give the authorities the power to take quick action against buildings and trees that are higher than the height range in the designated aerodrome zone. This is seen as an active step to prevent possible accidents caused by obstructions in flight paths. (AI)
