Kalka tragedy: 8 unidentified bodies cremated

Bodies of eight victims of Kalka Mail tragedy, whose identity could not be ascertained, have been cremated after DNA test, a senior revenue official said here on Tuesday.

Of the 70 people killed when the Delhi-bound Kalka Mail derailed at Fatehpur on July 10, the identity of eight could not be established despite all efforts. So their bodies were cremated on Monday evening, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Bindki Pappu Gupta said.

He said that the DNA test of all the eight bodies was done so that it could be matched if any claim for compensation is made in the future. Seventy people were killed and 249 others were injured in the accident on July 10.