Air India crash families' year-long battle to identify remains of victims
Relatives urge Indian authorities for answers after receiving the misidentified, and in one case mixed, remains of their loved ones.
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Notable Quotes
"The identity of the unidentified male remains outstanding. I hope that identification will be forthcoming."
— Fiona Wilcox , Academic
"It's a lesson learned."
— Dr Deepak Venkatesh , Academic
"All mortal remains were handled with utmost professionalism and with due regard for the dignity of the deceased."
— Randhir Jaiswal , Executive
"I don't know how that day passed, how we went to the hospital, how things unfolded, I can only recall bits and pieces."
— Savdhanbhai Chowdhary , Other
"There is no justice until the report is out."
— Savdhanbhai Chowdhary , Other
"If I want to cry, I do so alone at night."
— Savdhanbhai Chowdhary , Other
Key People
Dhapuben Chowdhary was the wife of Kamlesh Chowdhary who also died in the Air India crash.
Dr Deepak Venkatesh is an independent forensic expert involved in identifying victims of the Air India crash.
Dr Fiona Wilcox is a coroner who was involved in uncovering identification errors.
Fiona Wilcox is a UK Coroner overseeing the inquest into the identification of remains from the Air India crash.
Kamlesh Chowdhary was a victim of the Air India crash in 2025.
Miten Patel is a relative of victims from the Air India crash, advocating for the identification of their remains.
Randhir Jaiswal serves as the spokesperson for India's Ministry of External Affairs.
Savdhanbhai Chowdhary is a father who lost his son and daughter-in-law in the Air India crash.
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Relatives urge Indian authorities for answers after receiving the misidentified, and in one case mixed, remains of their loved ones.
The remains of Vasuben Narendrasinh Raj, a victim of the 2025 Air India crash, were mistakenly identified and repatriated to the UK under another victim’s name, an inquest has heard.
Families of Air India crash victims in the UK are questioning whether they were given the correct remains of their relatives, with some expressing concerns over potential misidentifications.
Families of British victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad discovered that remains repatriated to the U.K. were wrongly identified as their loved ones, a lawyer representing over 20 victims' families said.
One year after the Air India crash, families of the victims are still awaiting the official investigation report, leaving many questions unanswered about the tragedy.
The Ministry of External Affairs responded to media reports claiming that wrong bodies were sent to some British victims' families of the Air India crash, stating that all mortal remains were handled with utmost professionalism.
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