Families in the United Kingdom have received the “wrong remains” of the victims of an Air India plane crash last month, which left 260 people dead, according to a media report on Wednesday.
Families are suffering “fresh pain because the remains of their loved ones were mistakenly identified before being taken home,” British publication The Daily Mail reported.
He said that the relatives of one of the victims had to leave “funeral plans after being informed that their coffin contained the body of an unknown passenger instead of their family member.”
In another case, the “committed” remains of more than one person killed in the accident were placed by mistake in the same coffin, he added.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India said it has been “working closely with the United Kingdom side from the moment these concerns and problems caught our attention.”
Mea’s spokesman, Randhir Jaiswal, said in an X publication today: “Following the tragic accident, the interested authorities had carried out the identification of the victims according to the established protocols and the technical requirements. All mortal remains were handled with the maximum professionalism and with due consideration for the dignity of the deceased.”
He added: “We continue working with the United Kingdom authorities to address any concerns related to this problem.”
The plane to the United Kingdom crashed into several buildings on June 12 after colliding in the state of west of Gujarat.
Among the passengers were 169 Indian nationals, 53 British citizens, seven Portuguese and a Canadian.
A passenger survived the accident after jumping from the plane.
