Just in: India summons Norwegian Ambassador in the NRI children
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The government had last month struck an agreement with Norway authorities that the custody of the two children will be handed over to their Kolkata-based paternal uncle.

Three-year-old Abhigyan and one-year-old Aishwarya have been placed under the care of a foster family in Norway.  The two were taken away by the Norwegian authorities in May last year after they found their parents - Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya - guilty of "an emotional disconnect" with their children.

Despite the Indian government's intervention, the Norwegian Child Welfare Services is following long procedures in handing over the children to their paternal uncle, Arunabhas Bhattacharya, who will be the formal custodian of the two.


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