Thiruvananthapuram Dec 31 PTI Anupama S Chandran and her partner Ajith were formally married in Kerala on Friday a month after they reclaimed their child who was in another State with his adoptive parents The marriage was held at a local registrar office here in the presence of their child The ceremony was attended by some of the couples close friends The 22-year-old woman expressed hope that the marriage would put an end to the smear- campaign against them through the social media I am happy that my child was also witness to our wedding she told reporters Last month she secured the custody of the child after a family court here ordered in her favour after one year of waiting and weeks-long legal battle protests and controversies Earlier a DNA test confirmed Anupama and Ajith were the biological parents When the baby was born Ajith had not divorced his first wife Anupamas parents had not approved their daughters relationship with Ajith as he was a married man Her allegation was that her father Jayachandran a local leader of the ruling CPIM had forcibly taken her child away soon after his birth and handed over the baby to the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare Centre KSCCW for adoption The adoption had kicked up a political storm in the State as opposition parties used it as weapon to attack the CPIM and the government with While Anupama is a former activist of the Students Federation of India SFI Ajith was a local leader of the DYFI the youth wing of the CPIM PTI TGB NVG NVG

Thiruvananthapuram Nov 25 PTI A sessions court here has said that Anupama S Chandrans father accused of taking away her baby without her consent and putting up the infant for adoption does not require anticipatory bail as the offences against him are all bailable Additional Sessions Judge Jayawanth L said that Anupamas father -- Jayachandran P S -- can move the court concerned and seek regular bail when required The court in its order of November 24 said that according to the police report offences attributed to the petitioner Jayachandran are all bailable Hence the question of grant of anticipatory bail does not arise it said and disposed of the plea Jayachandran is the first accused in the case lodged at Peroorkada Police Station for the offences under sections 361 kidnapping from lawful guardianship 363 punishment for kidnapping 343 wrongful confinement 471 using a forged document as genuine and 34 common intention on his daughters complaint The maximum punishment for kidnapping is seven years jail term for wrongful confinement it is 2 years and for using a forged document as genuine also it is 2 years imprisonment Besides him the other accused in the case include Anupamas mother sister and sisters husband Anupama 22 got her infant son back on Wednesday more than a year after he was allegedly taken away by her parents when he was three-days old and put up for adoption The issue kicked up a political storm in the state with the opposition using it as a weapon to attack the Left government and the CPIM as her father was a local leader of the party PTI HMP ROH ROH

Thiruvananthapuram Oct 23 PTI The Kerala government on Saturday decided to apprise the family court here of the demand put forth by Anupama S Chandran daughter of a CPI M local committee member whose baby had been put up for adoption by her parents last year without her knowledge The government pleader has been tasked with informing the Vanchiyoor Family Court which deals with adoption matters about the latest situation Women and Child Development Department Minister Veena George said George also said the Women and Child Development Department has been asked to look into the demand of the mother and all other matters related to the incident The Vanchiyoor court was yet to pronounce the final order regarding the adoption Under these circumstances the state adoption agency has filed a petition before the court informing about Anupamas demand George told the media The Minister said the governments stand is that the child should be with the mother itself and the government has decided to intervene before the final adoption order The child is currently in foster care The adopting parents register with the national level central adoption and resources agency for adopting the child All these matters are monitored by the court The final order is yet to come Its a complex process But our policy is that the child should be with the mother George said Anupama on Saturday morning staged a hunger strike before the state secretariat demanding that her child be returned to her On hearing the news about the government decision to inform the court about her demand Anupama said she was now hopeful that she will get her child back Very happy to hear that Now I have hope that I will get my child back We were planning to go to the court after this protest But now as this decision came I am happy and hopeful that I will get my child back she told the media when asked about the governments decision to approach the court Anupama had accused her parents of having taken away her newborn child forcibly from her soon after its birth a year ago and alleged that though she had complained about it to the police several times since April they were reluctant to register a case against the family members However Peroorkkada police here said a case was registered earlier this week against six people including her parents sister and husband and fathers two friends and said the delay happened as they were awaiting legal opinion Reacting to the developments Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly V D Satheesan claimed the CPIM was taking the law into its hands There is a law of the land prevailing in this country The CPIM is but ignoring that and the result is that a party leaders daughter is now protesting in front of the state secretariat asking for her daughter Satheesan said CPIM leader Brinda Karat said what has happened to Anupama was extremely unjust and unfair Taking the baby away from the mother is a criminal act I think an investigation is on We all have to stand with Anupama and ensure that she gets her baby back Karat said Earlier in the day various youth organisations staged a protest march to the office of the Child Welfare Committee office PTI RRT BN BN

Thiruvananthapuram Oct 22 PTI After facing embarrassment over a ruling party leader being booked for kidnapping his grandchild the Kerala government on Friday ordered a departmental probe into the incident even as the CPIM said it wants the mother to get her baby back The Women and Child Welfare Department would probe into the complaints from Anupama S Chandran against her father and CPIM local committee member P S Jayachandran regarding the alleged abduction and the abandonment of her baby in an electric cradle owned by the State Council for Child Welfare Veena George State Minister for Women and Child Welfare said the department secretary Rani George has been entrusted with the probe It was assumed that the grandfather had abandoned the infant in the electric cradle here she said Directions have been given to clearly examine whether all the mandatory procedures were followed after the child was received at the cradle by the Council I have asked for a comprehensive report which is expected soon George told reporters here She said as per the records the Council had received two children at its Ammathottil electric cradle here during the period and the DNA test of one of the children had been carried out based on the complaint of the woman but it had turned out to be negative Asked about the claim of Anupamas father that the baby was abandoned with the consent of his daughter the Minister said if anybody wants to hand over a child to the Council legally its mother should also be present in person before the panel What I understood was that in this case nothing had happened like that So to ascertain the truth the statements of several persons including the then staff at the Council have to be recorded she said Extending support to Anupama the Minister said it is the childs mother who is asking for her baby and whats most important for her is to get her child back Meanwhile senior CPIM leader and party district secretary Anavoor Nagappan said the party has limitations in intervening in the matter as it involves legal implications He admitted that the woman had approached the leadership with the complaint seeking help to get her baby back some months back The woman was told that the issue could not be sorted out at the party-level and advised to go the legal way to get her baby back he told the reporters here The mother should get her babythat is always the partys stand I have informed Anupama that the issue could not be sorted out at the party-level and so we cannot intervene I also offered her support if she goes the legal way Nagappan said He said the 23-year-old woman had never come to meet him but only submitted a letter of complaint at his office and later spoke over the phone The senior leader further said he had talked to Jayachandran a local committee member of the party based on her complaint and advised him to give her the baby back But he had said he was unable to do so as the child was handed over to the State Council for Child Welfare and there were legal hurdles to reclaiming the infant the leader said The partys explanation came days after Anupama a former leader of the Students Federation of India SFI a feeder organisation of the CPIM alleged that though she had submitted her complaint to the senior Marxist party leaders including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan no one had helped her to get her baby back She had accused her parents of forcefully having taken away her newborn child from her soon after its birth a year ago and alleged that though she had complained about the police several times since April they were reluctant to register a case against the family members However Peroorkkada police here had said that a case was registered earlier this week against six people including her parents sister and husband and fathers two friends and said the delay happened as they were waiting for the legal opinion Multiple charges under IPC Section 343 wrongful confinement 361 kidnapping from wrongful guardianship 471 using as genuine a forged document and so on were imposed against the accused they said According to Anupamas complaint her parents did not like her relationship with Ajith who was also a youth federation leader of the Left party As the child was born out of wedlock they had forcefully taken away the boy child three days after she got discharged from the hospital post-delivery She left home in April and has since been living with Ajith she said Police however said her father Jayachandran admitted that the child was separated from his daughter by them but claimed during the interrogation that it was done with her consent According to the fathers statement the child was placed in the electric cradle located in front of the Council at Thycaud here in October last year As per the rules of the centre when they receive a child in the cradle they would keep the baby with them for the ensuing two months If no one comes forward to claim the child they would allow the public to adopt the infant The investigation was on to collect more details and trace the baby the police had said The Kerala State Womens Commission also registered a case into the incident on Thursday based on the mothers complaint PTI LGK NVG NVG

Thiruvananthapuram Oct 22 PTI Days after a CPIM leader here was booked for kidnapping his grandchild the party on Friday asserted that it wants the affected woman to get her baby backHowever the ruling party said it has limitations in intervening into the matter as it involves legal implicationsSenior leader and party district secretary Anavoor Nagappan admitted that the issue was brought to his notice and the party leadership by Anupama S Chandran daughter of CPIM local committee member P S Jayachandran some time back The woman was told that the issue could not be sorted out at the party level and advised to go the legal way to get her baby back he told media here The mother should get her babythat is always the partys stand I have informed Anupama that the issue could not be sorted out at the party level and so we can not intervene I also offered her support if she goes the legal way Nagappan said He also said the 23-year-old woman had never come to meet him but only submitted a letter of complaint at his office and later spoke over the phone The senior leader also said he had talked to Anupamas father P S Jayachandran a local committee member of the party based on her complaint and advised him to give her the baby back But he had said he was unable to do so as the child was handed over to the state-run Child Welfare Centre and there were legal hurdles to reclaim the infant the leader added The partys explanation came days after Anupama a former leader of the Students Federation of India SFI a feeder organisation of the CPIM alleged that though she had submitted her complaint to the senior Marxist party leaders including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan no one had helped her to get her baby back She had accused her parents of forcefully having taken away her new-born child from her soon after its birth a year ago and alleged that though she had lodged a complaint with the police several times since April they were reluctant to register a case against the family members However Peroorkkada police here had said that a case was registered earlier this week against six people including her parents sister and husband and fathers two friends and said the delay was happened as they were waiting for the legal opinion Multiple charges under IPC Section 343 wrongful confinement 361 kidnapping from wrongful guardianship 471 using as genuine a forged document and so on were imposed against the accused they said According to Anupamas complaint her parents did not like her relationship with Ajith who was also a youth federation leader of the Left party As the child was born out of wedlock they had forcefully taken away the boy child three days after she got discharged from the hospital post delivery She left home in April and has been living with Ajith since then she said Police however said her father Jayachandran admitted that the child was separated from his daughter by them but claimed during the interrogation that it was done with her consent According to the fathers statement the child was placed in the Ammathottil the electric cradle located in front of the state-run Child Welfare Centre at Thycaud here in October last year As per the rules of the centre when they receive a child in the cradle they would keep the baby with them for the next two months If no one comes forward to claim the child they would allow the public to adopt the infant The investigation is still going on to collect more details and trace the baby the police had added PTI LGK ROH ROH