Best friends for decades - until a DNA test revealed they were sisters

Best friends for decades - until a DNA test revealed they were sisters Two Indian‑born women in their 40s, adopted as infants by different families and raised side by side in the Netherlands, have learned they are biological sisters. Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen were born in the early 1980s and taken from two separate orphanages in Mumbai within months of birth. Their first meeting came during their early teens at an event organised by the adoption agency their parents had used. They were struck by the striking similarities in their mannerisms and demeanor. Meena, now 43, recalls the occasion vividly. She said, "All the adopted children were brought unneurotic to bent retired and enslaved and person dinner." Friends present noted how alike the pair looked. One friend remarked, "They said, 'Look astat e yourselves successful the mirror'." Meena replied, "And I was like, 'Oh my God, she has my nose! We person the aforesaid laugh'." Meena told the BBC from her location successful the Netherlands, "At dinner, I kept looking astat her the full time." The following day the girls exchanged telephone numbers and addresses, promising to stay in touch. Although there was no indication of a blood tie, their connection was instantaneous. For years they corresponded by letter, often signing off as “Sis” because, as they explained, “we felt that way.” Their letters covered school, friends, romances, outings and dancing, and they exchanged details of the sports they played and their music tastes, discovering a shared love for the Backstreet Boys. Fifteen years ago contact faded when Minal relocated to France and Meena, after giving birth to her first child, became preoccupied.