Big win for Anupama: DNA test confirms child brought from Andhra is hers

Mangalore Today News Network

Thiruvanantapuram, Nov 24, 2021: In what comes as a major relief and victory for Anupama and Ajith, a genetic identification test or DNA test has proven that they are the biological parents of a child that was given away for adoption to a couple in Andhra Pradesh. Anupama and Ajith had given their samples on Monday, November 22, after the DNA test had been ordered by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), and was conducted at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram. “I’m extremely happy about it and hope I will get him soon. Until my demands are met, I will continue my strike. There should also be a proper enquiry against all who were behind this," Anupama said.

 

Anupama had given birth to a baby boy on October 19, 2020, and the child had been given up for adoption by her parents without her consent. This was because Anupama was unmarried during the time and her parents did not approve of her relationship with Ajith. According to Anupama, her parents told her that they would accept the relationship once Anupama’s sister’s wedding was over. However, they seperated Anupama from her child and abandoned it at an electronic cradle.

The child was then put up in foster care with a couple in Andhra Pradesh. Anupama had alleged that her parents kidnapped her baby soon after his birth and gave him up for adoption through the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare (KSCCW) a year ago. A family court stayed the adoption based on Anupama’s petition. After this, the CWC had instructed that the child be brought back to Kerala. Anupama’s battle was not a simple one — she did not receive any help from the Kerala police, child welfare authorities, CPI(M) politicians or the government.

Courtesy:The News Minute