25 out of 28 bodies charred in a fire at TRP Game Zone in Rajkot have been identified through DNA analysis, bringing closure to the families. Learn more about the identification process and the latest updates on the tragic incident.
Nine bodies from the TRP Game Zone blaze in Rajkot have been identified and handed over to their families. DNA samples are being sent for forensic examination as police work to confirm the identities of the deceased. The tragic incident has left families in mourning and raised questions about safety measures in gaming zones.
As the ash settles at the Rajkot game zone site, where 27 people died in a massive fire on Saturday evening, the faces behind the numbers are coming to the fore. The DNA test results of the charred bodies are coming in
Rajkot Collector Prabhav Joshi said the death toll in the tragedy stood at 27, and DNA samples of all the victims were sent to Gandhinagar FSL in the wee hours of Sunday by air ambulance. "To be doubly sure and ensure there is no issue of bodies getting exchanged, we decided to send samples of all the bodies," he said.
Of the five members of the Jadeja family who are missing and presumed dead, three are children in the age group of 10-15 years, said a distraught Devikaba.Recalling Saturdays horror, Devikaba said, My parents, brother, and my maternal uncles family went to the game zone, and we were at a restaurant while my two brothers and sister went to the upper floor to play a trampoline game. We were sitting in the restaurant when the fire broke out.