Udaipur police adopt two minors orphaned by Covid-19 pandemic

UDAIPUR: As the state battles with the second wave of Covid-19, cases of children losing their parents to the virus infection are also coming to light. In some cases, they have lost both the parents and have no one look after them.

In one such case, the Udaipur police adopted two siblings, Milan (9) and Manisha (14), on May 25, after they lost their only guardian left, their grandmother Lehri Bai, to Covid-19.

The children, resident of Manpura area of Jhadol block in Udaipur district had faced a lot of hardship in the last few years – they lost their father two years back, grandfather three years back, mother remarried and now the grandmother.

The life wasn’t easy since beginning for these kids with electricity or water supply, a kaccha house to live in but at least had a grandmother, but now one is there to look after them.

Secretary, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Udaipur Additional District Judge (ADJ) Kuldeep Sutrakar and the Director of Child Welfare Committee (CWC) Udaipur Dhruv Kumar Kavya went to Jhadol to meet the children. After long conversation they somehow convinced both of them for rehabilitation at shelter home.

President of Child Welfare Committee if Udaipur (CWC) Dhruv Kumar Kavya said, “We had earlier also contacted the grandmother for children custody when she was alive, but she denied saying that she is alive. The kids are now shifted to the shelter home.”

He said they are under shock and doesn’t speak much, and stick with each other.

They will now be staying at the children shelter home in Udaipur and continue their studies.

Knowing the news, the Udaipur police step forward and adopted the children, now the entire expenses of their education, books, food, school fee, stationery and other things will be taken care by Jhadol circle office.

Superintendent of Police, Udaipur, Dr Rajeev Pachar after knowing the story asked his subordinates to adopt the duo for rest of their life to which the Circle Office of Jhadol adopted them. “I was sad that the both children have lost their family in such a young age. I discussed it with the Deputy SP of Jhadol, and he immediately agreed for the adoption of the kids,” said Pachar.