India: Three Illegally Adopted Sisters Rescued

“Madurai city police on Saturday rescued three daughters of a woman, given away in illegal adoption to three separate couples in the last three years. Five people including two couples have been arrested while two others are absconding.

The incident came to light after an unidentified person alerted the district child welfare committee (CWC) about the illegal adoption of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl by a couple in Thiruvalluvar Nagar in Palanganatham.”

“Inquiries revealed that the childless couple adopted the baby when it was just three days old and that they had paid Rs 20,000 to get the certificate. ”

“Further inquiries revealed that the actual mother of the child was M Chithra, 38, a homeless woman living in Avaniyapuram. She told the police that she had given birth to five children including a boy which however died during delivery. Her husband Murugan died three years ago. The first baby was stolen by someone soon after her birth and a complaint in this connection was lodged with the city police. The boy was born next, but he died during delivery. Thereafter, she gave birth to twin girls four years ago and christened them Harisri and Sanjanasri while a fifth girl child was named Varnika Pandi. ”

““We have received the rescued children and sent them home. Since the children were less than five years old, they have been sent to an adoption agency located at SS Colony.””

3 Illegally Adopted Sisters Rescued

[Times of India 7/4/21 by V Devanathan]

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