Pramesh S Jain
Five people from Bengaluru,including a Crime Branch (CCB) police inspector,were killed after a helicopter crashed in Uttarakhand while they were on a trip to the Char Dham pilgrimage circuit.
The deceased have been identified as CCB Inspector Arun Salunke,Nataraj,Pratap,
The five friends had travelled to Uttarakhand for the Char Dham pilgrimage.
The helicopter, operated by Trans Bharat Aviation,had taken off from Badrinath for Sahastradhara in Dehradun around 1.14 pm on Friday.
It reportedly lost contact while flying over the Joshimath valley in Chamoli district.The wreckage was subsequently located near Chayee village,close to Joshimath.
The bodies of all six people killed in the helicopter crash in Uttarakhand have been recovered in a severely charred and mutilated condition,making visual identification impossible.
Uttarakhand Police have informed the families of the deceased about the recovery of the bodies.
However,the mortal remains will be handed over to the families only after DNA profiling confirms the identities of the victims.
Police have initiated steps to collect DNA samples from the family members of the deceased.Relatives are being called to the accident site to provide samples for forensic examination.
Teams from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL)will collect and examine samples from the recovered human remains.
The police will match these samples with those provided by the relatives to establish the identity of each victim.
