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.

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.

Indian authorities have started handing over remains of the victims of one of India’s worst aviation disasters after identifying some through DNA tests.