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Child Taken From Indian Couple In Norway, Sushma Swaraj Seeks Report
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today sought a report from Indian Ambassador in Norway on the allegations made by an Indian couple that the Norwegian authorities have taken away their five-year-old child on a frivolous complaint of abuse.
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Norway couple arrested: Indian government will not intervene, say sources
As the Indian couple arrested in Norway for alleged abuse of their seven-year-old son anxiously await the verdict on Monday, the Indian government seems reluctant to intervene in what they see essentially as a legal case.
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Norway prosecutors seek over a year's jail for arrested Indian couple
An Indian couple arrested in Norway for alleged abuse of their seven-year-old son faces a grim future. Prosecutors are pushing for a jail term of 15 months for the child's mother and 18 months for the father.
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Norway custody case: Husband accuses wife of 'psychological problems'
The Norway child custody case involving an NRI couple which has already sparked off a diplomatic row has taken a curious turn following the husband and his parents alleging that the wife had "psychological problems". Anurup Bhattacharya, a geophysicist and the father of two children Abhigyan aged three and one-year-old Aishwarya, who were taken in...
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Custody row: Two senior govt officials to leave for Norway ahead of hearing
Two senior officials from the Ministry of External Affairs will leave for Norway ahead of the hearing in the custody row involving Indian couple's two children. An additional secretary and a joint secretary will be in Stavenger in Norway before the court hearing scheduled case next week. The Indian couple - Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya - are fi...
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Norway custody row: 'It was a test for me, did it for my family,' says children's uncle
Much to the relief of NRI couple Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya, child welfare officials in Norway have decided that they will recommend in court that their children, who have been in foster care since May last year, now be placed in the custody of their uncle, Arunabhas Bhattacharya. One-year-old Aishwarya and three-year-old Abhigyan were taken ...
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Norway Custody row: Foster homes - Child welfare or lucrative business?
As the Bhattacharyas wait for Norway to take a decision on the return their children to India, more people are speaking out against the foster care system in Norway. Activists say a very large number of children are taken away from their families every year and many expats lose their children forever because they are not as lucky as the Bhattachary...
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Norway custody row: Mother was depressed, needed help with children, says report
The children of the Indian couple fighting for their custody in Norway were taken away and put in a foster home as a Norwegian court had found the mother Sagarika Bhattacharya to be clinically depressed and needed help with the kids.
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Norway custody row: 'They watched us as we met our children'
Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya met their children after three months on Friday. For about an hour and five minutes it was family time as usual. They held the toddlers, fed them and played with them. Then, it was time to go. For the Bhattacharyas are allowed to meet their children only once in three months.
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Child Taken From Indian Couple In Norway, Sushma Swaraj Seeks Report
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today sought a report from Indian Ambassador in Norway on the allegations made by an Indian couple that the Norwegian authorities have taken away their five-year-old child on a frivolous complaint of abuse.
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Norway couple arrested: Indian government will not intervene, say sources
As the Indian couple arrested in Norway for alleged abuse of their seven-year-old son anxiously await the verdict on Monday, the Indian government seems reluctant to intervene in what they see essentially as a legal case.
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Norway prosecutors seek over a year's jail for arrested Indian couple
An Indian couple arrested in Norway for alleged abuse of their seven-year-old son faces a grim future. Prosecutors are pushing for a jail term of 15 months for the child's mother and 18 months for the father.
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Norway custody case: Husband accuses wife of 'psychological problems'
The Norway child custody case involving an NRI couple which has already sparked off a diplomatic row has taken a curious turn following the husband and his parents alleging that the wife had "psychological problems". Anurup Bhattacharya, a geophysicist and the father of two children Abhigyan aged three and one-year-old Aishwarya, who were taken in...
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Custody row: Two senior govt officials to leave for Norway ahead of hearing
Two senior officials from the Ministry of External Affairs will leave for Norway ahead of the hearing in the custody row involving Indian couple's two children. An additional secretary and a joint secretary will be in Stavenger in Norway before the court hearing scheduled case next week. The Indian couple - Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya - are fi...
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Norway custody row: 'It was a test for me, did it for my family,' says children's uncle
Much to the relief of NRI couple Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya, child welfare officials in Norway have decided that they will recommend in court that their children, who have been in foster care since May last year, now be placed in the custody of their uncle, Arunabhas Bhattacharya. One-year-old Aishwarya and three-year-old Abhigyan were taken ...
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Norway Custody row: Foster homes - Child welfare or lucrative business?
As the Bhattacharyas wait for Norway to take a decision on the return their children to India, more people are speaking out against the foster care system in Norway. Activists say a very large number of children are taken away from their families every year and many expats lose their children forever because they are not as lucky as the Bhattachary...
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Norway custody row: Mother was depressed, needed help with children, says report
The children of the Indian couple fighting for their custody in Norway were taken away and put in a foster home as a Norwegian court had found the mother Sagarika Bhattacharya to be clinically depressed and needed help with the kids.
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Norway custody row: 'They watched us as we met our children'
Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya met their children after three months on Friday. For about an hour and five minutes it was family time as usual. They held the toddlers, fed them and played with them. Then, it was time to go. For the Bhattacharyas are allowed to meet their children only once in three months.
