Odisha Train Mishap: Bodies Of 6 Victims Identified Through DNA Test Handed Over To Families

Bhubaneswar: Bodies of six victims of triple train accident at Bahanaga in Odisha’s Balasore were handed over to their families on Friday after their identification through DNA test.

According to a release of East Coast Railway (ECoR), two dead bodies each were sent to Bihar and West Bengal.  One body each from Jharkhand and Odisha was handed over to their relatives.

The victims from Bihar included Suraj Kumar Rishi of Purnia district and Sujit Kumar of Balia district, while Bengal victims were Samir Bauri of Adra in Purulia district and Manas Maity of Midnapur East.

Similarly, the body of Bhim Choudhury of Purnia, Sahebganj, Jharkhand and Brahmakant Choudhury of Futukisole, Mayurbhanj, Odisha were sent to their families.

The bodies were identified on the basis of DNA test result and with coordination with AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and GRP. The process of handing over of the bodies will continue till claimants come, the ECoR said.

Ambulance and escort vehicle for families were arranged by Odisha government and ECoR respectively. Ex gratia amount has already been paid to the families of the deceased by Indian Railways as announced by Prime Minister and Railway Minister, the release stated.