Girl abandoned by mother handed over to family

Puducherry | Saturday | 6th October, 2018

Summary:

The child was clearly abandoned by a family member, and she has been sent back to the family without the knowledge of the CWC. more-inA three-year-old girl found abandoned by her mother on a desolate road near Melumalai in Shoolagiri was handed back to her family by the police, reportedly without bringing on board the Child Welfare Committee, as mandated under the Juvenile Justice Act. However, the Child Welfare Committee was blind-sided, when it first heard of the incident on a news channel. Little Monasri was found abandoned and crying on a desolate road to Balakundraya Durgam village near Melumalai, by a local. The girl was taken to the village, from where the Village Assistant of Melumalai was informed..