Four days after the devastating crash of Air India flight AI-171 en route from Ahmedabad to London, authorities have confirmed that 144 DNA samples have been successfully matched as of noon

The coordinated effort involves three NDRF teams, 150 CRPF officers, Indian Army personnel, and specialized teams from CISF, BSF, and Western Railway Disaster Management

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