HP first to have DNA database of unidentified bodies

April 18, 2023

Himachal Pradesh has become the “first state” to create a DNA database of unidentified bodies, as per, Assistant Director (DNA), Directorate of Forensics Services, Junga.
The process was started in April last year and so far the records of 150 DNA samples of unidentified bodies had been stored in the database.
The database would help in the identification of bodies, giving a big relief to families searching for their loved ones.