Blood Samples  

Binoy Vinodini Balakrishnan, accused of raping and cheating a woman, visited Oshiwara Police Station on Monday and told police that he is sick, and requested that the sampling of his blood for DNA testing be postponed.
 

The court stated that rape accused Binoy Vinodini Balakrishnan is required to pay a security deposit of Rs 25,000. If police deem it necessary, Binoy may have to undergo a DNA test and is also required to hand over blood samples. He should refrain from influencing any witness, the court said.

A youth who had gone for an internship programme at Keltron in Thrissur and returned home after he fell sick. Medical reports of his blood samples point towards a possible Nipha attack
 

The DNA database would play an important role in captive wildlife management and wildlife crime investigations. The forest department provided blood samples of captive elephants from across the state to the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) for DNA fingerprinting.