They hope they will soon be noticed for their work, but right now the sisters have to make do with the attention they receive because of their identical looks and job profile.

Rohini and Mohini Sonar are identical twins who are currently posted as sub-inspectors at the Bund Garden police station in Pune.

Born on May 3, 1982, the 25-year-olds graduated in English literature from Nashik. While in the first year of their post-graduation course, they appeared for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission examination. Clearing the examination with almost identical marks, they joined the Maharashtra Police Academy, Nashik in 2005 from where they graduated last September.

Since both were given Pune as their first posting, they requested they be allotted the same police station. The authorities agreed and the sisters are now at the Bund Garden police station.

Father Vijay Dattatray Sonar is also a police inspector, currently posted in Mumbai. “We were both inspired by our father to join the police service. He is the winner of the President’s medal for meritorious service,” said Mohini, more of an extrovert than Rohini, her elder because of the five second gap between their births. Both have the same height — 159 cm.

The twins have also been NCC students. While Mohini topped the naval stream, Rohini did the same in the army wing. Admitting that their near identical looks have often led to many instances of mistaken identities, Mohini said that the uniform has only compounded the problem.

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