Remains Of Air India Crash Victims Are Handed Over To Relatives

An investigation team inspects the wreckage of Air India flight 171 a day after it crashed in a residential area near the airport, in Ahmedabad on June 13, 2025. Investigators recovered a black box recorder from the crash site on June 13 of a London-bound passenger jet that ploughed into a residential area of India’s Ahmedabad city, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground. (Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP) (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY/AFP via Getty Images)

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Indian authorities have started handing over remains of the victims of one of India’s worst aviation disasters after identifying some through DNA tests. The Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff Thursday and killed at least 270 people, including 29 on the ground, in the northwestern city of Ahmedabad. One passenger survived. Hundreds of relatives of the crash victims have provided DNA samples at the hospital. Most of the bodies were charred or mutilated, making them unrecognizable. Among the passengers, 169 were Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian.