Norway couple's arrest: MEA reluctant to intervene

December 01, 2012 22:06

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, reports NDTV.

"See this is an issue that does not relate to the government but the private citizen and it relates to the local law of that country... Sometimes we express concern for something that happen to citizens of our country but within the parameters for the law that abide by those country because there is public interest and concern... we will make contact and do whatever is appropriate," said External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.

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