Adoption case: Emotionally-choked Andhra couple bids farewell to foster child with gifts

Thiruvananthapuram: Dramatic scenes unfolded when the official team

from Kerala reached the house of the teacher couple in Vijayawada in

Andhra Pradesh to take back the baby, who was given to them for foster

care by the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare (KSCCW) without the

consent of the mother.

The one-year-old boy is suspected to be the child of Anupama S

Chandran, who has raised allegations against her parents for kidnapping

her baby soon after his birth and giving him in adoption through the

KSCCW without her consent a year ago.

The teacher couple gave the baby an emotional farewell at their home.

They gave the child new sets of dresses along with other gifts.

Two Sub Inspectors of Police and a woman police official accompanied

by an official from the KSCCW were part of the official team.Assistant

Commissioner of the District Crime Branch Anil Kumar was in-charge of

the mission.

The teacher couple had been informed well in advance of the decision of

the District Child Welfare Council to take back the child.

The parents expressed doubt whether they would get entangled in any

legal issue if the child is handed over to the officials without the order of

the court. Then, the officials informed them of the latest directives

given by the court on the matter.

The couple, who were given the custody of child for foster care as a preadoption formality, handed over the baby when the officials served them

a copy of the order of the Child Welfare Council.

The husband and wife told the officials that they shared the view that

the real mother of the baby should get justice. One of the team members

opined that all the procedures related to the handing over of the child

proceeded smoothly without a hitch.

The foster parents informed that they took the custody of the child by

adhering to all legal proceedings. They had applied online for adoption

on a website maintained by the Central Government. They attended the

sitting of the family court in Vanchiyoor Court in Thiruvananthapuram.

After adopting the child, they shifted from their permanent home and

lived in another place. Since they had to give up custody of the baby in

an unforeseen session, they will get preference if they apply for the

adoption process again.

The baby was brought to the Thiruvananthapuram airport by Sunday at

8.30 pm. The baby was taken to Nirmala Shishu Bhavan under the

supervision of the Child Welfare Council. The DNA sample of the

baby was collected.

Till any further orders from the court, the baby will continue to be put

up in Nirmala Shishu Bhavan.

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