Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.

Just yesterday at Ahmedabad airport, Sangeeta Gauswami clung tightly to her only child, her heart swelling with pride as she saw off her 19-year-old son from their home in the western Indian state of Gujarat,

Indian authorities have started handing over remains of the victims of one of India’s worst aviation disasters after identifying some through DNA tests.