Ahmedabad, June 30 -- The bodies of 260 people who died in the Air India-171 plane crash have been handed over to their family members, Medical Superintendent of Civil Hospital, Rakesh Joshi said on Monday.

254 victims of the crash were identified through DNA matching, while six were identified through facial recognition.

Rakesh Joshi told ANI, "I can say that a total of 254 DNA matches were done, all identified and handed over. 6 were identified through facial recognition, and they were also handed over. So, a total of 260 bodies were identified and handed over to their family members."

He added that out of the 260 bodies handed over, 241 were passengers while 19 were non-passengers.

"241 were passengers and 19 were non-passengers. O...