Norway: Anurup’s brother to get custody of children in Oslo

Mangalore Today /ITV

New Delhi, Feb 28: The custody of the two Indian children - three-year-old Abhigyan and one-year-old Aishwarya - will be given to their uncle Arunabhash Bhattacharya, the Norwegian embassy said on Tuesday.

India has already sent an envoy to Norway to expedite the process and end the custody row. Norwegian Child Welfare Service, Barnevarne, will submit its decision to a local court which will take a final decision in the case on March 23.

"It’s the biggest relief that we have now," said the children’s father and Arunabhash’s brother, Anurup Bhattacharya.

 

The NRI couple - Anurup and Sagarika - earlier on Tuesday thanked the Indian Government for its effort.

"We are really thankful to SM Krishna for whatever support he provided us. I have no words to express my gratitude. It was the most agonising moment for me and my wife. The support we got was overwhelming and our thanks and regard to all," father Anurup Bhattacharya said while speaking to CNN-IBN from Oslo.

The children were taken under protective care in May 2011 by Barnevarne, the Norwegian Child Welfare Services, on the ground of "emotional disconnect" with the parents, and placed them in foster parental care according to a local Norwegian court’s directive.