Child Welfare Council team to leave for Andhra Pradesh today to bring back Anupama's child

Thiruvananthapuram: The representatives of the Kerala State Child

Welfare Council are all set to leave for Andhra Pradesh on Saturday to

bring back an infant that was handed over to a couple there for

adoption.

The baby is presumed to be that of former student activist Anupama S

Chandran, who has alleged her child was taken away by her father late

last year without her consent.

The decision to send the team to Andhra Pradesh has been taken in the

wake of the complaint filed by Anupama alleging that the child was

given for adoption illegally and in violation of all norms.

The team led by Special Juvenile Police Unit Deputy Superintendent of

Police will have women police personnel too. The CWC had ordered to

provide police security to the baby.

The authorities have declined to give further information in order to

maintain privacy and confidentiality of the matter.

Meanwhile, Anupama’s petition will be taken up by the

Thiruvananthapuram Family Court again on Saturday. The court had

issued orders to freeze the adoption process earlier this month.

The Child Welfare Committee had issued orders on November 17 to

bring back the child within five days. The child was handed over to an

Andhra Pradesh couple for temporary custody ahead of adoption.

With just two days left for execution of the CWC order, the council

decided to send the team to Andhra Padesh.

Anupama's father has claimed he had placed the child at a cradle kept at

the CWC premises in order to receive newborns being abandoned.