Parents of two Indian-origin children held in Norway under protective care on Friday had a re-union with their kids and hoped that the familys suffering will end soon,months after the issue triggered a diplomatic row.
NRI couple Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya met their children Abhigyan,3,and Aishwarya,1,for two hours after a gap of three months at the foster home in Stavanger under close observation of child welfare authorities.
The meeting took place in the presence of the childrens uncle Arunabhash,a social services representative and a member of the foster family temporarily caring for the children.
Meanwhile,the Norwegian Child Welfare Service said they will take a decision by early March on whether the custody of the two children can be awarded to their uncle.
The Child Welfare Service in Stavanger said the two children from West Bengal,who have been living in a foster home,are developing well in it and that their parents have the opportunity to spend time in accordance with the decision of the county board for child and social welfare. The foster family has also got an Indian caregiver to look after the two children.