KATHMANDU, JANUARY 31

DNA tests of six, among those killed in the January 15 Pokhara air crash, have begun in Kathmandu.

According to Tribhuvan University (TU) Teaching Hospital's Chief for forensic medicine department, Dr Gopal Kumar Chaudhary, the remains of six killed in the crash required the DNA tests for identifications due to excessive burns.

The test procedures began in the Central Police Forensic Science Lab in Kathmandu. Samples collections of the families and DNA extractions from bones and teeth of the mortal remains were sent to the lab for the tests.

It takes at least two weeks to identify the mortal remains through DNA procedures.

Of 48 bodies brought to Kathmandu from Pokhara, identity of 42 was established through forensic tests and finger prints. Forensic tests of 22 were conducted within Pokhara.