Maharashtra: Body of missing captain of sunken barge P-305 identified

The body of Rakesh Ballav, the captain of barge P-305 which sank in the Arabian Sea during Cyclone Tauktae, has been identified through DNA matching.

The body of Rakesh Ballav, the captain of barge P-305 which sank in the Arabian Sea during Cyclone Tauktae, has been identified through DNA matching, a police official said on Friday. While ten bodies, including that of Ballav, were identified, more than 20 bodies are yet to be traced. The police had sent DNA samples of unidentified bodies to Forensic Science Lab at Kalina in Mumbai. The body was identified after the DNA sample of his close family member matched.