Ahmedabad air crash: ‘We could not determine if the victims were children or adults’

Ahmedabad Air India flight crash: bodies retrieved from B.J. Medical College were charred, making it difficult to determine if they were children or adults; DNA and blood samples are being preserved for identification

The bodies retrieved from the B.J. Medical College premises where the London-bound Air India plane crashed on Thursday (June 12, 2025) were charred, making it difficult to determine if they were children or adults, paramilitary officials involved in the rescue operation told The Hindu.

Police Commissioner G.S Malik told The Hindu that 204 bodies were recovered from the crash site, and 41 injured persons were rushed to the hospital. He said the DNA and blood samples of the deceased were being preserved for identification.

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“The chances of survivors may be there, we cannot say anything at this point,” Mr. Malik said.

He said the total number of people present at the medical college at the time of the incident is not known yet.

“We must have pulled out around 200 bodies. They were charred beyond recognition, some bodies were dismembered. Due to the impact of the fire, the bodies had shrunk. We wrapped them in yards of white cloth brought in by the local administration, and put them in ambulances,” an officer from one of the CAPFs said.

Hundreds of CAPF personnel drawn from the Central Industrial Security Force, Border Security Force (BSF), the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Army were pressed into rescue and relief work at the crash site on Thursday.