Nepal floods: Centre to offer DNA profiling services for first-degree relatives of missing persons
The Indian government has announced it will provide DNA profiling services to first-degree relatives of missing persons from the recent Nepal floods. First-degree biological relatives residing in India - father, mother, son, daughter, or sibling - can have their biological samples collected and DNA profiles prepared at central and state-level forensic labs, the National Forensic Sciences University, and NABL-accredited labs with DNA profiling capabilities.
The death toll from the flash floods has risen to 1,259 after more bodies were recovered, with 5,000 people still unaccounted for. The Embassy of India in Kathmandu outlined the identification procedures for the missing victims, and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs decided to make these forensic services available as an additional measure to aid the ongoing identification process.
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