Kurnool: Bodies of the Chinna Tekuru bus mishap victims have been handed over to their families after completion of the DNA tests and confirmation of their identities.
District collector Siri said the Vemuri Kaveri Travels bus accident claimed 19 lives. “The test results arrived on Sunday, confirming the matches for all samples.
From morning till afternoon, 10 bodies were handed over to the families. The identity of one body was confirmed with the help of the police. It was of Trimurthy, 52, from Kuppam in Chittoor district. DNA samples from his family were collected on Sunday morning. The body would be handed over once the results are confirmed on Monday morning, the collector said.
One of the victims, Amrit Kumar, aged 48 from Bihar, was cremated in Kurnool as per his family’s decision. The municipal corporation arranged the cremation facilities.
The district administration collected the bank account details of all the bereaved families to send a detailed report to the government for sanctioning the ex-gratia.
Kurnool RDO Sandeep Kumar said eight more bodies were handed over to the families between the afternoon and evening. The family members of Prashanth from Tamil Nadu, arriving on Monday, have requested that his funeral be conducted in the city.
The body of Audiseshagiri Rao from Telangana was handed over to his family. The Gadwal RDO Alivelu provided them an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh.
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