Bahanaga Train tragedy: 28 Bodies Yet to be Identified
1 year, 3 months ago

Bahanaga Train tragedy: 28 Bodies Yet to be Identified

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: Even after three months of the tragic train tragedy at Bahanaga in Odisha’s Balasore district, 28 bodies are yet to be identified. All 28 bodies have been preserved inside a special deep freezer chamber at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar. At present, we have 28 bodies for which we have no claimants,” informed AIIMS Bhubaneswar superintendent, Dilip Parida. We had conducted DNA sampling of 110 bodies after the Bahanaga train tragedy,” Parida added.

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Bahanaga train tragedy: 28 unidentified bodies to be disposed in scientific manner
1 year, 2 months ago

Bahanaga train tragedy: 28 unidentified bodies to be disposed in scientific manner

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: The 28 unidentified bodies of the devastating Bahanaga train tragedy that are at present lying in the mortuary of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar will be disposed of in a scientific manner. The BMC has decided to provide two to three dead body carriers for the smooth transportation of bodies from AIIMS to the cremation ground. The …

28 unclaimed bodies from Odisha train accident to be scientifically disposed
1 year, 2 months ago

28 unclaimed bodies from Odisha train accident to be scientifically disposed

Live Mint  

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation authorities on Sunday initiated a process of disposing 28 unidentified bodies from Odisha train accident, four months after the triple train accident that claimed 297 lives in Odisha's Balasore district. While speaking to reporters, BMC Mayor Sulochana Das told reporters, “We have issued an SOP for the scientific disposal of the unclaimed bodies of those who were …

Balasore train accident: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corp to dispose of 28 unclaimed bodies
1 year, 2 months ago

Balasore train accident: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corp to dispose of 28 unclaimed bodies

India TV News  

Balasore train accident: Four months after the harrowing train tragedy in Odisha, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has initiated a process of disposing of unclaimed bodies. "We have issued an SOP for the scientific disposal of the unclaimed bodies of those who were killed in the triple train accident. Sources said the BMC initiated the process after the Central Bureau of …

Two months after Odisha train tragedy, 29 bodies yet to be identified
1 year, 4 months ago

Two months after Odisha train tragedy, 29 bodies yet to be identified

Hindustan Times  

BHUBANESWAR: This aerial view shows damaged carriages at the accident site of a three-train collision near Balasore, 200 km from Odisha capital Bhubaneswar At least 29 victims of the train tragedy at Bahanaga Bazar station of Odisha’s Balasore district, which killed 294 passengers in June, are yet to be identified, officials have said The final batch of DNA reports will …

Odisha train accident | Cloud over identities of 81 victims due to ‘challenging’ DNA profiling process
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha train accident | Cloud over identities of 81 victims due to ‘challenging’ DNA profiling process

The Hindu  

Nearly a month after the June 2 Balasore train accident, which left 291 persons dead, the Railways has been unable to ascertain identities of up to 81 victims. “While there are 81 bodies, up to 84 claimants have registered with the AIIMS Bhubaneshwar claiming to be blood relatives of the deceased, and have deposited their blood samples,” a senior railway …

Train accident: Odisha consults neighbours as 82 bodies remain unidentified
1 year, 6 months ago

Train accident: Odisha consults neighbours as 82 bodies remain unidentified

India Today  

With as many as 82 bodies of victims of the Balasore train crash which occurred nearly a week ago remaining, Odisha government on Thursday held discussions with the officials from West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand seeking help in early identification and disposal of the human remains preserved here. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation commissioner Vijay Amruta Kulange said, "We are also coordinating …

Train Accident: Odisha Consults Neighbours as 82 Bodies Remain Unidentified
1 year, 6 months ago

Train Accident: Odisha Consults Neighbours as 82 Bodies Remain Unidentified

News 18  

With as many as 82 bodies of victims of the Balasore train crash which occurred nearly a week ago remaining, Odisha government Thursday held discussions with the officials from West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand seeking help in early identification and disposal of the human remains preserved here. AIIMS Bhubaneswar said out of the 162 bodies kept at the institute, 80 …

Odisha Train Accident: Govt reaches out to neighbouring states for identification of 82 bodies
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: Govt reaches out to neighbouring states for identification of 82 bodies

Firstpost  

AIIMS Bhubaneswar said out of the 162 bodies kept at the institute, 80 bodies have been handed over to the families of deceased persons while 82 other remain unidentified. What has come as a problem is that some bodies are being claimed by multiple families The Odisha government on Thursday held discussions with its neighbouring states for consultation on the …

Odisha train accident: Families await DNA test results in fight over India crash bodies
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: Families await DNA test results in fight over India crash bodies

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Distressed family members of victims …

4 days on, officials struggle to preserve bodies of Odisha train tragedy victims
1 year, 6 months ago

4 days on, officials struggle to preserve bodies of Odisha train tragedy victims

Hindustan Times  

At the Balasore district hospital, next to a helpdesk strewn with macabre photographs of the dead, Krupa Devi sits slumped against a wall. On Friday evening, the Coromandel Express that travels from Shalimar in West Bengal to Chennai in Tamil Nadu on one of India’s trunk railway routes, crashed into a goods train, some of its derailed compartments then colliding …

Odisha train accident | CBI gathers evidence; 83 bodies yet to be claimed
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident | CBI gathers evidence; 83 bodies yet to be claimed

The Hindu  

A team of Central Bureau of Investigation officials, accompanied by forensic experts, on Tuesday examined the site of the June 2 train accident involving the Coromandel Express, the Yashwantpur-Howrah Express and a goods train at Odisha’s Bahanaga Bazar, which has claimed 288 lives and left more than 1,200 injured. Editorial | Tragic track: on the Balasore train accident and corrective …

CBI team arrives at Balasore to probe train accident, questions railway officials
1 year, 6 months ago

CBI team arrives at Balasore to probe train accident, questions railway officials

Deccan Chronicle  

BAHANANGA: A 10-member team of Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday morning arrived at Bahanaga in Odisha’s Balasore district to launch investigation into the catastrophic train crash that left 275 passengers killed and more than 900 others injured. Reports from All India Institute of Medical Sciences -Bhubaneswar said the hospital has so far handed over 64 bodies of the accident …

Odisha train accident: Over 100 bodies await identification
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: Over 100 bodies await identification

The Hindu  

With over 100 bodies from Balasore triple train accident pilling up in different hospitals here awaiting identification, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar has started DNA sampling of the claimants, an official said on June 6. The official said there should be no hurry in disposing the bodies after DNA sampling as they can be preserved in container for six months. Meanwhile, Khurda Divisional …

Odisha train tragedy: Around 200 people still being treated; 101 bodies yet to be identified
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train tragedy: Around 200 people still being treated; 101 bodies yet to be identified

India TV News  

Odisha train tragedy: In a latest update to the tragic train accident in Odisha, officials said that around 200 people are still being treated in various hospitals, while 101 bodies are yet to be identified. The devastating collision, involving two passenger trains and a freight train, took the lives of at least 278 people and caused injuries to over 1100 …

Dozens of bodies remain unclaimed days after India train crash
1 year, 6 months ago

Dozens of bodies remain unclaimed days after India train crash

Al Jazeera  

Authorities are trying to source iced containers to help preserve bodies as they issue fervent appeals to families to identify the dead. Family hopes DNA test will help Mohammed Imam Ul Haq has been struggling to find his missing brother and to claim his nephew’s body from the many corpses lying in Bhubaneswar hospitals. Authorities had taken DNA samples from …

Balasore train accident | Odisha starts DNA sampling in doubtful cases before handing over bodies to kin
1 year, 6 months ago

Balasore train accident | Odisha starts DNA sampling in doubtful cases before handing over bodies to kin

The Hindu  

In order to authenticate the identification of bodies and keep fake claimants at bay, the Odisha Government on June 5 started conducting DNA sampling in certain doubtful cases before handing over the mortal remains of train accident victims to genuine relatives. Unable to decide whom the body should be handed over to, the State Government decided to conduct DNA sampling …

‘One Last Time…’: Frantic Search for Bodies by Kin of Odisha Train Crash Victims, But 150 Still Unidentified
1 year, 6 months ago

‘One Last Time…’: Frantic Search for Bodies by Kin of Odisha Train Crash Victims, But 150 Still Unidentified

News 18  

Clutching a photograph, Ali Akhtar Salim has been asking anyone he can find about his son Aman at the Bahanaga High School. The desperate father, who has been looking for his son since Friday midnight, said the boy’s mother had fallen ill after she heard of the Odisha train crash. On Saturday, Odisha chief secretary Pradip Jena said over 150 …

Odisha train accident: Unclaimed bodies pileup crunch in morgues
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: Unclaimed bodies pileup crunch in morgues

Hindustan Times  

A photograph of his son clutched tightly to his chest on Sunday afternoon, Krushna Chandra Sahoo grew increasingly frantic as the day wore on. He tried to look closely at the mangled bodies, lying in white shrouds in geometrical, motionless lines, but his 38 year old son Jagdish Sahoo was not to be found. Two days after the Chennai bound …

Train accident: Unclaimed dead bodies create space problems in Odisha's morgues
1 year, 6 months ago

Train accident: Unclaimed dead bodies create space problems in Odisha's morgues

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is facing a morgue crunch as a large number of unclaimed dead bodies from Balasore's triple train accident, have piled up at its mortuaries. Sources said state government officials on Saturday drew the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi towards the situation created to preserve the bodies in the state during his visit to train accident site on …

Odisha battles morgue crunch after Balasore train tragedy
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha battles morgue crunch after Balasore train tragedy

Hindustan Times  

Odisha is facing a morgue crunch as a large number of unclaimed dead bodies from Balasore's triple train accident, have piled up at its mortuaries. Sources said state government officials on Saturday drew the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi towards the situation created to preserve the bodies in the state during his visit to train accident site on Saturday. …

Odisha battles morgue crunch after Balasore train tragedy
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha battles morgue crunch after Balasore train tragedy

Hindustan Times  

Odisha is facing a morgue crunch as a large number of unclaimed dead bodies from Balasore's triple train accident, have piled up at its mortuaries. Sources said state government officials on Saturday drew the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi towards the situation created to preserve the bodies in the state during his visit to train accident site on Saturday. …

At least nine dead and 36 injured in train accident in India
2 years, 11 months ago

At least nine dead and 36 injured in train accident in India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A train derailment in the …

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