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The families of 52 British citizens killed in the Air India plane crash from Ahmedabad to London are expressing serious concern over the identification of the bodies. According to British legal firm Stone Law, two of the 12 bodies sent from India were found to be wrongly identified.
According to this, the identity of 40 bodies is being doubted, while many bodies have also been cremated. British lawyer James Healy-Pratt has appealed to India’s investigating agency Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) to give important evidence like cockpit recording and fuel-cutoff to the families.
The DNA process has accelerated after the recent discussion on this issue between British PM Keir Starmer and PM Narendra Modi. Confirmation of DNA matching of some bodies is expected soon.
At the same time, the families are also demanding clarity on the compensation plan of ₹ 500 crore by the Tata Group, as legal proceedings in India, England and America take time. The family has also demanded transparency in the investigation.
An Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12. 270 people died in the accident. There were 242 people on board the plane. 29 people died in the medical hostel where the plane crashed.
Human factor specialists also included in the investigation
Murlidhar Mohol, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, told Parliament on July 31 that human factor specialists have also been included in the investigation of the Ahmedabad plane crash. They analyze the causes of accidents and other security-related incidents and suggest changes in the design to prevent them.
The Union Minister said that all aspects are being looked into in the investigation. This decision is important because American media house, Wall Street Journal, had expressed apprehension in a report published on July 17 that the pilot of the plane, Captain Sumit Sabharwal, had stopped the fuel supply to both the engines.
However, India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and America’s National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) had termed the report as false. AAIB had said that the investigation is still going on and it would not be right to reach any conclusion.
