Baby girl of 10-yr-old Chandigarh rape victim gets home in Maharashtra
After a 10-year-old rape victim gave birth to a girl at a city hospital, a couple from Maharashtra has adopted the new born. “Extremely happy”, the family took her home last week. The couple got to know about the child through the website of the Central Adoption Resource Authority. The UT social welfare department has confirmed the news. The 10-year-old girl was raped by her two maternal uncles and one of them impregnated her. Later, a special court in a fast-track trial found the duo guilty and awarded them life term till death. Meanwhile, child welfare committee chairman Sangeeta Vardhan laid rest to the rumours that a foreign couple was adopting the child and said adoption has taken place according to the guidelines. “A few days back, the family came to take the baby home. Other details are being kept confidential to respect the couple’s privacy and this is also in the child’s best interest,” she said. However, some paperwork is still pending but the pre-adoption undertaking has been signed. After parents of the 10-year-old rape victim refused to “even see the face of the baby”, she was taken to Ashiana. -PTC News
