India Adoption Scam

“A woman sub-inspector in Puducherry and her sister, who is a constable, have been placed under suspension for luring a minor unwed mother to give her baby for adoption by promising her money and a government job. They had also promised to arrange her marriage.

The sister duo had not followed the mandatory guidelines when they forced the minor to give her child for adoption, police said.

Inspector general of police Praveer Ranjan placed sub-inspector Shanthi and constable Nirmala under suspension on Saturday after superintendent of police Tamilarasi, who had conducted an inquiry into the incident, submitted a report.

Police said the victim, who was 16 years then, developed a relationship with an auto driver, who was her neighbour. The auto driver was living with his wife and son in a rented house. The girl was staying with her parents in an adjacent house on rent.

The minor girl got pregnant. When the auto driver refused to marry her, she lodged a complaint against him. Police arrested him and got him remanded in judicial custody.

The girl gave birth to a baby at a government hospital here in November last year. Shanthi and Nirmala approached her to give her baby to a childless couple. They allegedly promised her Rs 50,000 and a government job. They also promised her that they would arrange her marriage.

The girl handed over the child to the cops, and they in turn gave it to a childless couple. When the cops failed to keep their promises even after nine months, a relative of the minor alerted the Childline, which referred the case to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC).

The CWC handed over the baby to a government-approved adoption centre and sent the minor girl with her mother according to her wish. The committee refused to hand over the baby to the unwed mother as she was a minor. The committee declined to send the child with the couple who adopted it, pointing out that they had not adhered to the guidelines pertaining to adoption”

Two Puducherry woman cops suspended for their role in illegal adoption of minor girl’s child[Times of India 9/14/14 by Bosco Dominique]

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