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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Air India crash victim’s remains sent to UK under wrong name

The remains of a woman who died in the 2025 Air India crash were wrongly identified and repatriated to the UK under another victim's name, an inquest has heard.

The remains of Vasuben Narendrasinh Raj, 70, were sent to the UK under another name, only to be correctly identified after a DNA test.

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