HYDERABAD: With bodies being charred beyond recognition, police struggled to ascertain the identity of the victims of the tragic bus accident. The Kamalapur police have decided to conduct a DNA test by collecting samples from the mortal remains of the victims. Some of the survivors assisted the cops in identifying the victims. Kalaburagi district SP Isha Pant told TOI, "We were able to identify the bodies of women by looking at the jewellery, mangalasutra and other ornaments."
DNA samples of victims to be tested
Their bodies charred beyond recognition, police are struggling to ascertain the identity of the victims of the tragic accident. Passengers of the bus that caught fire were charred to death, rendering identification by conventional means nigh impossible. Consequently, police have decided to conduct a DNA test by collecting samples from the mortal remains of the victims.
The grief-stricken kin of the victims, meanwhile, appeared initially, to be in no state to speak either with the cops. They are still struggling to reconcile themselves to the horrific reality of the agonising death of their loved ones. Some of the survivors assisted the cops in identifying the victims.
Kalaburagi district superintendent of police Isha Pant told TOI, "We enlisted the help of some of the survivors and the victims' kin, to identify the victims. Bodies of the women, we were able to identify by looking at the jewellery. Relatives, meanwhile, were able to identify their kin by physical feature."
Isha said that, some of the passengers who survived the mishap were able to provide information on the less fortunate ones who were burnt to death. "We will also conduct a DNA test of those charred to death. We have collected the samples, and will be submitting them to the laboratory," she said. "We are trying to ascertain the exact reason that triggered the fire. A preliminary investigation indicates that the fire may have been caused because of leakage from the fuel tank, but we are considering other theories too," the SP said.
