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Forensic experts of the Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory (APFSL) connected Saturday (October 25), began matching the DNA samples of the passengers, who died successful the backstage autobus occurrence acccident astatine Kurnool.
Nineteen passengers were charred to decease successful Bengaluru-bound travels bus, adjacent Chinna Tekur village, connected outskirts of Kurnool successful the aboriginal hours erstwhile the autobus caught occurrence aft hitting a two-wheeler connected the National Highway, connected Friday.
Sixteen teams, headed by APFSL Director G. Pala Raju, rushed to the spot and collected samples and preserved them. Two Joint Directors, 4 Assistant Directors and Scientific Assistant Directors were pressed into work to lucifer the DNA samples.
“As the bodies were charred to decease beyond designation successful the flames, the bodies were preserved successful the mortuary. They would beryllium handed implicit to the bereaved families aft DNA analysis,” said an probe officer.
Speaking to The Hindu connected Saturday, Mr. Pala Raju said brushed tissues of 18 victims, and humor samples of their household members were collected.
“Some bodies were astir reduced to ashes successful flames. So, the forensic experts collected bones of each the 19 victims,” the Director said.
“DNA extraction has been started astatine the APFSL astatine Amaravati. DNA illustration of 1 unidentified assemblage has been preserved successful the FSL. If anybody claims the body, we volition manus it implicit it aft matching with their humor sample,” the APFSL Director said.
“We volition implicit the process of DNA samples matching with the humor samples successful 48 hours. Police volition handover the bodies to their household members erstwhile the process astatine the FSL is completed,” Mr. Pala Raju said.
