Updated On: 18 February, 2022 07:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Bakulesh Trivedi
After two rounds of DNA testing, cops confirm identity; family holds final rites

Kirit Kantharia (in grey T-shirt, in front) was reported missing since the day of the fire
The charred body found from Sachinam Heights in Nana Chowk, Tardeo has finally been identified, 27 days after the fire broke out at the high-rise and claimed nine lives. While a resident of the building was reported as missing since the fire, the police could not confirm if the body was his as it was awaiting the DNA report.
The body was found on January 23, a day after the major fire broke out, and was kept at BYL Nair Hospital. Cops subsequently collected the DNA sample of a Yogesh Kantharia who reported his brother Kirit as missing. However, after 15 days, cops took a sample from Vaibhav, another brother. Both the samples have matched with that of the body.