As anguished families wait for the return of their loved ones’ remains, tensions are mounting over the slow pace of DNA identification following the deadly Air India crash. More than three days on, only a fraction of the victims have been identified,

Five days after an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad claimed 270 lives, 162 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 120 bodies handed over to their families, a Gujarat minister said on Tuesday.

Five days after the catastrophic crash of Air India flight AI-171 enroute from Ahmedabad to London, officials have confirmed that DNA identification has progressed, with 144 victims now successfully matched.