The four-year-old boy from Canacona, who was found with severe injuries and a deep cut allegedly inflicted by his mother, has been shifted to the Apna Ghar shelter home in Merces following directives from the Child Welfare Committee (CWC).
The Bicholim Police transferred the child to the shelter after he underwent surgery at the Goa Medical College (GMC) and showed signs of recovery. Meanwhile, the Canacona Police have registered a case against the mother, though no arrests have been made so far.
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Social activists have raised serious concerns, alleging that the boy may have been adopted without following due legal procedures, and have even hinted at a possible child trafficking angle.
In response, police authorities have given the mother one day to establish proof of biological relationship through genetic verification. If the child was adopted, she has been asked to produce valid adoption documents to confirm legal guardianship.
Investigations are underway to verify the child’s parentage and to determine whether the case involves a larger trafficking network.
