GENERAL4 Sept 2026
Nepal floods: Centre to offer DNA profiling services for first-degree relatives of missing persons
India will help identify Nepal flood victims by offering DNA profiling for their close family in India. First-degree relatives like parents, children, or siblings can give samples at approved forensic labs. This comes as Nepal's flood death toll crosses 1,259, with around 5,000 still missing. The service aims to give families a way to confirm what happened to their loved ones.
Key Statutory Highlights
- India will offer DNA profiling for first-degree relatives of people missing in Nepal floods.
- Samples can be collected at central and state forensic labs, NFSU labs, and NABL-accredited labs with DNA profiling ability.
- Nepal's flood death toll is at least 1,259, with around 5,000 people still missing.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:If you have a first-degree relative missing in the Nepal floods and live in India, contact the nearest approved forensic lab to ask about sample collection and DNA profiling.
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