Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen discovered that they are sisters after a DNA test, ending decades in which they had known each other as close friends.
Both women were adopted from orphanages in Mumbai during the 1980s and grew up in the Netherlands. Their shared childhood country and adoption backgrounds later formed part of a remarkable family connection that neither had known about.
The pair had remained best friends for decades before the DNA test established their relationship. The discovery transformed their understanding of their personal histories, revealing that a long-standing friendship was also a family bond.
The supplied information does not provide details about when the test was carried out or how the women came to take it. It confirms that Geltink and Tijssen now know they are sisters after being raised separately in the Netherlands.
