Himachal Pradesh becomes India’s 1st state to have DNA database of Unidentified Bodies

Himachal Pradesh becomes India’s 1st state to have DNA database of Unidentified Bodies

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Category : State Published on: April 24 2023

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  • Himachal Pradesh becomes India’s 1st state to have DNA database of Unidentified Bodies Himachal Pradesh (HP) has become the first Indian state to develop a DNA database for unidentified bodies. 
  • The process of creating this database started in April 2022. So far, the records of 150 DNA samples of unidentified bodies had been stored in the database.
  • The Directorate of Forensics Services, Junga, in Shimla (HP), had procured DNA profile databasing and matching technology, Smallpond TM software from the United States (US) at a cost of Rs 55 lakh in 2022.
  • It was the first lab to acquire this technology and the facility is at par with international standards.
  • The database would be useful in the identification of bodies. To identify, the DNA samples of the relatives would be matched with the data/samples stored in the DNA profiling database and accurate details would be available within seconds.
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