DNA identification is the gold standard for identifying human remains, especially after mass fatality events in which bodies might not be easy to identify otherwise.

Families of Air India crash victims facing ‘pain and frustration’ over delays - The aircraft struck a medical college hostel in a residential part of Ahmedabad, killing 241 of the 242 people on board.

Dozens of anxious family members sat outside an Indian hospital on Friday waiting to collect bodies of loved ones killed in the Air India plane crash, as doctors worked to gather dental samples from the deceased and run identification checks.