Odisha train accident: 111 bodies identified, informs BMC commissioner
Bhubaneswar: Nearly 111 bodies have been identified and handed over to their families, informed Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Vijay Amruta Kulange.
He also informed that 82 bodies are kept at All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar.
At least 275 lives were lost in the Bhanaga train tragedy, which took place in the Balasore district of Odisha on Friday, June 2, 2023.
It is worth mentioning that, so far 205 dead bodies have been identified and handed over. The remaining 82 bodies have not been handed over yet.
All the bodies are now stored in Bhubaneswar AIIMS. The relatives have been asked to come to Bhubaneswar AIIMS instead of going to other hospitals to identify the deceased. This is the information given by the East coast railway. People are identifying their relatives and friends by looking at the photos and albums released by AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
The photographs of the deceased have also been sent to various divisional and zonal headquarters of West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu for identifying the bodies.
DNA tests are being done on the dead bodies which are difficult to identify. Samples are being collected for DNA tests at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar.
Helpline number 8280346629 has been issued for this DNA identification. Relatives can contact for a DNA test by calling this number. After receiving the report, the dead body will be handed over to the concerned family members.
