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Thiruvananthapuram: On the missing of her child, Anupama S

Chandran has moved the High Court of Kerala with a habeas corpus plea.

The former SFI member has accused her parents of illegally detaining

her newborn that was separated from her at birth.

Earlier, a local family court favoured a DNA test, if needed, to resolve

the case over the controversial adoption of a child belonging to 24-yearold Anupama.

"A DNA test may be taken to identify if the baby given up for adoption

belongs to Anupama S Chandran," the Vanchiyoor Family Court stated

on Monday.

"There is a need to examine if the baby was abandoned or not," the court

added.

The court had earlier stayed the adoption proceedings which involved

the transfer of Anupama's child to foster parents.

Meanwhile, the court applauded the state government for its timely

intervention and criticised the Chile Welfare Committee for its actions.

The court also enquired if the committee had renewed adoption licence

after it submitted an expired one.

The case will be considered on November 20.

Anupama had accused her parents of taking away her newborn forcibly

from her soon after its birth a year ago and alleged that though she had

complained about it to the police several times since April, they were

reluctant to register a case against the family members.

The Peroorkkada police has registered a case against six people,

including her parents, sister and husband, and father's two friends, and

said the delay happened as they were awaiting legal opinion.

A local court will pronounce the verdict over the anticipatory bail pleas

of the accused in the case on November 2.