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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