A 23-day-old baby girl was on Wednesday rescued from a couple to whom she was allegedly handed over by her parents at Hrishyamukh in South Tripura district five days ago, officials said.
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Shambhu Malakar, a resident of Haripur in Hrishyamukh, gave the baby to Gourango Shil, when she was 18 days old allegedly because of poverty.
After receiving information about the incident, a team comprising Deputy Collector and Magistrate Sukanta Dey, the block development officer, and Child Line members went to Gourango Shil’s home and rescued the baby.
“We visited Gourango Shil’s residence and found the baby. When asked about the baby, they claimed that they got the baby from Shambhu Malakar but denied giving money in exchange. We also visited Shambhu Malakar’s house and he claimed they have three children and that is why they gave the baby up for adoption,” Sukanta Dey said.
However, the deputy collector and magistrate said the parents did not follow the legal adoption procedure and that the two families along with the baby were produced before a Child Welfare Committee on Wednesday.
When contacted, Rupak Majumder, Chairman of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), said the baby girl was sent with her mother. “Both of them were again produced before the CWC today. As the mother of the baby wanted to take her back home, we gave the baby to her,” he added.