The repatriation of Britons killed in the Air India disaster has been a horrific nightmare, as shared by local media outlets.

Bereaved families were reportedly given a new form of heartache after the remains of their loved ones were wrongly identified before being flown back home.

Relatives of one of the victims had to abandon the funeral plans after getting informed that their coffin contained the remains of an unknown passenger with whom they had no connection.

In another distressing case, the remains of more than a single passenger were wrongly put in the same casket by mistake. This left many with no choice but to return back the remains and demand justice and a full probe of what was going on.

The shocking errors arose when the coroner from West London, Dr. Fiona Wilcox, shared how the identities were being matched with DNA samples provided by loved ones, and the fact that they were not matching was horrifying.

One family had to cancel the funeral as the wrong casket was sent to them, leading to a greater heartache. Tonight, a top level inquiry would take place into this scandal in London and India as the prime minister is said to raise concerns with Indian PM Modi during his state visit to the UK this week.