February 2025

• According to the investigation, Gujarat records more than 250 paternity test cases annually.

• Data reveals that 98% of cases confirm suspicious.

• The DNA division of the Directorate of Forensic Sciences, works as the nodal agency for the tests that are strictly routed through police and courts.

• Private test requests are declines by the DFS and end up in private labs.

• Cases from rural areas are higher than urban centers.

• Police state that, most cases are financially motivated. Men opt for it when they want divorce or to choose heirs and harbour doubts about the paternity of their children.

• Women seek the test to prove that the child was indeed fathered by the person named in an alimony case.

• It is an expensive affair, costing around 35,000 rupees but still middle class go with it.