India cow row \\\'settled by DNA tests\\\'

A woman in the southern Indian state of Kerala is set to win a court battle to keep a cow after DNA tests proved it belongs to her, her lawyer says. The woman, TS Sashilekha, had been accused by her neighbour Geetha of stealing the animal. The acrimonious dispute even saw the cow in question appear in court. It is thought to be the first time an ownership battle over an animal has been decided by DNA tests in India, where Hindus consider cows to be holy. The legal battle between the two women began last year when Geetha claimed that a cow in her herd was the mother of the disputed animal. But DNA tests ordered by the court did not match, meaning that Sashilekha will get to keep the cow, according to BBC.