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| Norway custody row ends |
| Norway custody row ends; children arrive in India with uncle
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| INDIA
, 24-April-2012
3:36:35 AM |
| After spending nearly a year in foster care in Norway, toddlers Abhigyan and Aishwarya are back in India. They arrived at the Delhi airport a little before 10 am today with their uncle, Arunabhas Bhattacharya; they are expected to leave for Kolkata tomorrow. The children's paternal grandparents received them at the airport.
Abhigyan (3) and Aishwarya (1) were separated from their parents Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya by the Norwegian Child Welfare Services (CWS) in May last year. Thereafter followed a long legal battle, which ended yesterday with a Norwegian court ruling that the children's custody be handed over to their uncle.
Their mother, Sagarika, returned to India last month. Father Anurup however is still in Norway. Arunabhas and the two children left Norway for India less than two hours after the court gave him custody. At the Stavanger airport, Abhigyan was mostly in his uncle's arms and Aishwarya was seen with her foster mother. But only the children's foster father has accompanied them to India.
"I am the father of two children now. I am happy with the responsibility and am aware it is a huge responsibility," Arunabhas said before leaving Norway yesterday. Sources say just before they left for India, a faction of the CWS reportedly wanted to get a stay on the court order.
Reacting to the children's return to India, Foreign Minister SM Krishna said he was delighted to welcome them. "They belong to India. They are Indian nationals. I am confident that the uncle will take care of them in an environment of their extended family in India". He also thanked the government of Norway. "I particularly want to thank my distinguished counterparts for their constructive approach in resolving this humanitarian issue. I also wish to congratulate the judicial system of Norway for taking this decision," he added.
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