They
were among the four who had established parentage through DNA tests
The newly appointed Child Welfare
Committee (CWC) of Mysuru district has sought a social investigation report
(SIR) on the living conditions in the houses of the mothers of three trafficked
children.
Four women had managed to establish
their parentage through DNA tests and the outgoing CWC had already handed over
custody of an 18-month-old child to her mother following a High Court order.
“We have asked the District Child
Protection Officer (DCPO) to submit a SIR regarding the remaining three women
and facilitate us to take a decision on handing over their children,”
Kamalamma, chairperson of the new CWC of Mysuru, told The
Hindu .
The report will help the CWC study the
living conditions in the houses so that the economic, social and physical
security of the child can be assured, said E. Dhananjaya, member of the CWC.
More than a year ago, the Mysuru district police claimed to have busted a child
trafficking racket involving the sale of infants born to unwed mothers in two
private maternity homes in the city. The four women included Parvathi, an alms
seeker from Nanjangud, who had lodged a complaint with the police that her
child had been abducted in April last year.
Superintendent of Government Home for
Boys in Mysuru, Kumaraswamy, who is also the in-charge DCPO, told The
Hindu that the
officials had arranged a rented house for Parvathi to facilitate her to take
custody of her child. “We are awaiting a rent agreement, which will have to be
submitted to the CWC,” he said.
The report regarding the other two women
is also being prepared, he said.
He said the CWC will be the final
authority to take a decision on handing over the custody of the children.
The three children are presently housed
in Janapada Trust in Melkote and Vikasana in Mandya.
The women have been given visitation
rights to meet their children, CWC sources added.
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