Childhood friends discover they're sisters after DNA test | The Moment

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Childhood friends discover they're sisters after DNA test | The Moment. (2026, August 21). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7315056?cmp=rss

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Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen, two childhood friends, have discovered they are sisters through a DNA test. The friends were adopted separately as infants by different families in the Netherlands after being born in India. No specific numbers or details about their adoption are provided. Their discovery was revealed when Meena took a DNA test.
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Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen, who were childhood friends living in the Netherlands, recently discovered that they are biological sisters through a DNA test. They had been adopted from India by different families in the Netherlands, but their bond remained strong over the years. The surprising revelation was made possible after they decided to take a DNA test, which revealed that they share a biological connection. The friends' unexpected discovery has left them with many questions about their family history and past.

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India Netherlands The National

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India GPE · 1× Meena Geltink PERSON · 1× Minal Tijssen PERSON · 1× Netherlands GPE · 1× The National ORG · 1×

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Meena Geltink tells The National about the moment a DNA test revealed her lifelong friend Minal Tijssen is actually her biological sister, decades after they were adopted from India by different families in the Netherlands.
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Childhood friends discover they're sisters after DNA test | The Moment asserted
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Meena Geltink tells The National about the moment a DNA test revealed her lifelong friend Minal Tijssen is actually her biological sister, decades after they were adopted from India by different families in the Netherlands. asserted
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