12 infants of 'Sparsh' shifted to Sishu Vihar

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, APRIL 27. The Kukatpally police registered a case against Mrs. Anita Sen, director of the orphanage, Precious Moments, and wife of Additional Director-General of Police, Mr. Swaranjit Sen, here on Friday.

Following a complaint lodged by Mrs. Udaya Lakshmi, project director, Women and Child Welfare Department, the police charged Mrs. Sen and her assistant, Ms. Sarita, under the Indian Penal Code Section 175 (omission to produce documents), Section 188 (disobedience to orders promulgated by public servant), Section 342 (wrongful confinement), Section 420 (cheating), Section 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and Section 471 (using a forged document as genuine), all read with the rules of G.O.Ms. No. 16. However, no arrests have been made.

Earlier, Mrs. Sen issued a press release claiming that Precious Moments ``never indulged in adoption of children'' as all ``infants and children have been placed for adoption by the ICSW (Indian Council for Social Welfare) after due verification by Government agencies.'' She also charged the Women and Child Welfare officials of unauthorisedly whisking away the infants and children from their premises on Thursday.

Mrs. Sen claimed that they had ``applied for Fit Persons Institute'' twice in June, 1998, and again the next month. ``This was granted in January, this year,'' she claimed. She also appealed to the Government to return the children to the Precious Moments.

Meanwhile, the shifting saga continued with the Women and Child Welfare Department officials on Friday evening bringing 12 more children to Sishu Vihar. These children, all aged below two years, were moved from the premises of Sparsh, an orphanage located at Somajiguda.

Six children out of the 61 who were shifted from Precious Moments were admitted to the Niloufer Hospital on Friday. The doctors at Niloufer Hospital described the condition of the children as stable and said that they were kept under observation.

The Superintendent of Niloufer Hospital, Dr. N.C.K. Reddy, said presently 20 children brought from various orphanages were undergoing treatment at the hospital. ``Except for the condition of two infants who were admitted last Saturday, others have recovered,'' he said.

Meanwhile, the Konchavaram police in Gulbarga district of Karnataka registered a case against the former film actress, Mrs. Amala Akkineni, and others on charges of flouting the rules and regulations in adoption of children and sending them abroad. She is a honorary member for advisory council of St. Theresa Tender Loving Care Home in the city which was inspected by the Central Adoption Resource Agency members along with the Women and Child Welfare on Thursday.

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