Oslo: In what seems as yet another obstruction in the custody battle of one-year-old Aishwarya and three-year-old Abhigyan, the Norwegian Child Welfare Services have sought fresh legal guarantees from India.
The two children have been in foster care since May last year after Norway child welfare officials decided that their parents - Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya - were negligent. After the India government's intervention, the authorities had agreed to recommend to a court in Norway on March 23 that the children be placed in the custody of their uncle Arunabhas Bhattacharya.
But in a fresh letter written to the embassy of India, the Child Welfare Services have asked for legal documents guaranteeing that appropriate care and treatment would be given to the boy who has special needs. They have also sought assurance that the children's uncle would continue to be their legal guardian in India. They have also sought that these documents be submitted one week before the court hearing, and have warned that failing this, the children will have to stay on in Norway.
Though the letter says that the Norwegian authorities are seeking the guarantees in writing on "urgent basis" only to "facilitate the process of reaching a solution", there are fears that this could possibly delay the handing over of the children to their uncle.
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The two children have been in foster care since May last year after Norway child welfare officials decided that their parents - Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya - were negligent. After the India government's intervention, the authorities had agreed to recommend to a court in Norway on March 23 that the children be placed in the custody of their uncle Arunabhas Bhattacharya.
But in a fresh letter written to the embassy of India, the Child Welfare Services have asked for legal documents guaranteeing that appropriate care and treatment would be given to the boy who has special needs. They have also sought assurance that the children's uncle would continue to be their legal guardian in India. They have also sought that these documents be submitted one week before the court hearing, and have warned that failing this, the children will have to stay on in Norway.
Though the letter says that the Norwegian authorities are seeking the guarantees in writing on "urgent basis" only to "facilitate the process of reaching a solution", there are fears that this could possibly delay the handing over of the children to their uncle.
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