The Norwegian Court that is trying the case of parental neglect of two NRI kids is likely to decide the fate of the duo next week. The parents, Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya, are exuding the confidence that the court will send their two children back to India.

It may be recalled that three-year-old Abhigyan and one-year-old Sagarika were handed over to the foster care after the Norwegian authorities came to a conclusion that the two children didn’t receive proper parental care and that the children have emotional detachment with the primary caretaker-the mother. Foster care also argued that the mother of the two children had psychological problems and therefore it cannot believe she can become a good caretaker in future.

The case has took several turns and even alarmed the Centre. In fact, the prime minister Manmohan Singh took up the matter seriously and spoke to the Norwegian counterpart. He asked Norway to send back to India.

We have to wait for one more week and see as to what happens to these kids. Meanwhile, the delegation that the prime minister Manmohan Singh sent to Norway to look into the issue asked the court to handover the kids to their paternal uncle who stays in India. (Phani)