Indian couple is fighting a case for the return of one and a half year old girl from Germany, Ministry of External Affairs said – every help will be given

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The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday issued a statement on the case of an Indian child currently in foster care in Germany.

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The ministry says that consular services are being provided to the family and talks are on with the German authorities.

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It is noteworthy that an Indian couple is seeking custody of their one and a half year old child.

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Parents believe their baby was taken away by German authorities at just seven months old following an incident at home

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and the child is with them for the last eight months

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Since then the couple has been fighting to get their baby girl back.

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Ariha was born in February 2021 in Berlin and seven months later the baby suffered an injury

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The parents took the child to the doctor for treatment.

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Children's Services and the police then intervened and took the child away.

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The Government of India has been intervening with the German authorities in this matter for more than a year from September 2021

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