Bhubaneswar: At least 13 more bodies of the June 2 Balasore train accident kept at AIIMS Bhubaneswar were handed over to their family members Saturday, official sources said.
Of the 29 bodies identified using DNA sampling, six were handed over to their families Friday and 13 Saturday, a railway official said.
“On the basis of DNA test results and with coordination with City AIIMS, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and GRP, 13 bodies of the Bahanaga train accident victims have been handed over to the kin of the deceased on Saturday,” the railway official said.
Of the 13 bodies, four have been sent to Bihar, eight to West Bengal and one to Jharkhand, he said. The process of handing over the bodies will continue till claimants come, the official said.
An ex gratia amount of Rs 10 lakh each has been paid to the kin of the family members as announced by the railways, the official said.
Stating that the process of handing over the bodies will continue till claimants come, the official said as many as 52 bodies still remain unidentified and preserved in the containers in AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
Saturday, one month passed to the tragic triple train accident June 2 evening at Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore district that killed at least 293 people and left 1000 injured.
Of the 293 persons killed in the accident involving ShalimarChennai-bound Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and a stationary goods train, 287 had died on the spot or were brought dead to hospital while six succumbed to injuries in hospitals.
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