Air India crash families' year-long battle to identify remains of victims

Relatives urge Indian authorities for answers after receiving the misidentified, and in one case mixed, remains of their loved ones.

The remains of Vasuben Narendrasinh Raj, a victim of the 2025 Air India crash, were mistakenly identified and repatriated to the UK under another victim’s name, an inquest has heard.

Families of Air India crash victims in the UK are questioning whether they were given the correct remains of their relatives, with some expressing concerns over potential misidentifications.

Families of British victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad discovered that remains repatriated to the U.K. were wrongly identified as their loved ones, a lawyer representing over 20 victims' families said.

The Ministry of External Affairs responded to media reports claiming that wrong bodies were sent to some British victims' families of the Air India crash, stating that all mortal remains were handled with utmost professionalism.

One year after the Air India crash, families of the victims are still awaiting the official investigation report, leaving many questions unanswered about the tragedy.