Bhubaneswar: The infant Bijayini’ who was rescued from a borewell in Rengali will not be handed over to her mother who was recently apprehended by police.
Sambalpur district administration has decided to keep her in child care center now.
“Since the mother abandoned the child, she is not entitled to take care of the baby as per the law. After the baby comes back from VIMSAR- Burla after treatment, we will keep her in the child care centre. The police also have an opportunity to prove that the child belongs to the woman. The circumstances under which she threw her also need to be proved. As the case is sub-judice, we would not take any decision,” Sambalpur Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Ajambar Mohanty said.
Now, the infant will not be handed over to the woman. A decision in this regard will be taken only after the court concluded the matter, he added.
If court order goes against the woman, the baby may be handed over to desired childless couple under adoption rule, he added.
Meanwhile, VIMSAR assistant professor of Medicine Dr Shankar Ramchandani has announced to bear the study expenses of the girl.
The VIMSAR (Veer Surendra Sai Institute Of Medical Science And Research) authorities on Monday named the infant as Bijayini after observing the 21st Day of the girl.
The event was marked by a special puja, cake cutting and sweets distribution.
On Tuesday, police revealed the identity of her mother. Sambalpur SP said that the woman was under postpartum dipression. She was under treatment at the Psychiatric ward at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.
