AHMDEABAD: Bodies of 38 victims from the June 12 crash of Air India Flight 171 were handed over to relatives by Sunday evening, 30 passengers and crew aboard the Boeing Dreamliner and eight who died on the ground when the plane slammed into buildings at BJ Medical College.Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani was among those identified through DNA testing, state health minister Rushikesh Patel said. Rupani’s son Rishabh provided a blood sample on Saturday. The government has declared a state mourning on Monday, with the tricolour at half-staff. Rupani’s last rites will be conducted with state honours in Rajkot.Teams of doctors and forensic experts continued 24/7 DNA matching of bodies and body parts with samples from relatives. DNA from 86 passengers and crew matched by 6 pm Sunday, officials said.“All 230 families of passengers aboard have been contacted,” said state relief commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey. “Relatives of three foreigners are expected to arrive by Monday evening or Tuesday morning. We’re coordinating inquest reports, death certificates, and other formalities at the hospital.”Additional medical superintendent Dr Rajneesh Patel said 24 bodies were handed over by 4 pm Sunday – including one victim from Udaipur, five from Vadodara, eight from Ahmedabad, five from Kheda, four from Mehsana, and one from Aravalli.Outside the mortuary, families wept as coffins were released. Crematoriums across Gujarat saw heart-wrenching farewells. In Ahmedabad, Megha Mehta’s family held her last rites at Thaltej. In Ramnagar village of Anand, Mahendra Vaghela, who died en route to meet his newborn granddaughter in the UK, was cremated amid mourning.For others, the wait dragged on. At a government press conference, a distraught Rohit Patel interrupted officials: “Please give us a definite time frame in which we will get bodies of our loved ones?” Officials said families would be contacted as soon as DNA matches are confirmed.A multi-agency team led by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau inspected the crash site Sunday.