India, July 23 -- The family of a British national, who died in the London-bound Air India plane crash, has allegedly been sent the wrong body, according to a report by DailyMail. In this case, a funeral had to be abandoned after it was discovered that the coffin contained the remains of someone else.

In another instance, the bodies of two victims were reportedly "commingled" in the same coffin and had to be separated before burial, the report said.

James Healy-Pratt, a lawyer representing several bereaved British families, said the mishandling of remains had left relatives "distraught".

"I have been sitting down in the homes of these lovely British families over the last month, and the first thing they want is their loved ones back," ...