Families of victims of the deadly Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad have been holding funerals, bidding farewell to their loved ones on the fifth day after the incident took place on June 12.

DNA matching of 92 body remains from Air India crash in Ahmedabad, with 47 bodies dispatched to various districts.

The mortal remains of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who lost his life in last week's Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, were handed over to his family by civil hospital authorities on June 16 morning. The last rites of Vijay Rupani will be performed in his hometown, Rajkot, following a funeral procession scheduled for Monday evening.

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

The aircraft, Air India flight AI-171, took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon and crashed shortly after in the Meghaninagar area. The plane burst into flames upon impact. Fire and rescue teams were immediately dispatched to douse the blaze, confirmed fire officer Jayesh Khadia.