They met as teens and felt an instant connection. Decades later, DNA proved they’re actually sisters

More than four decades ago, somewhere amid the bustling streets of Mumbai, India, two baby girls were born. Adopted by different families in the Netherlands, Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen grew up mere hours away from each other. But their paths never crossed until one day in 1996, when as teenagers, they happened to attend an event organized for adoptees in the Netherlands.