New Delhi, June 14 -- Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Saturday provided latest updates on the identification of the Air India plane crash victims, saying that 19 DNA samples have matched as of 9 pm on the day.

In a statement on X, the Gujarat minister shared the "Update as of 9:00 PM".

He said that the authorities were confirming identities of other victims.

"DNA Matching Progress: 19 DNA samples have been matched so far, confirming the identities of victims," Sanghavi wrote.

As part of the ongoing efforts, forensic teams are working through the night to match more DNA samples, the minister said.

"Ongoing Efforts: State Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) unit team and National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) team are worki...