Baby at centre of Hyderabad surrogacy case now in CWC care after adoptive couple opts out

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-19 11:24:49 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-26 05:45:28

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The infant at the center of a surrogacy case in Hyderabad has found himself amid another custody battle, this time between his biological parents and the state, after the adoptive couple who accused the baby of being a product of surrogacy has opted out.

The case first gained attention when a couple in Hyderabad accused Dr. Namratha, a fertility doctor, of misguiding them into believing they had a child through surrogacy, when the baby was, in fact, unrelated to them. It is alleged that Dr. Namratha would persuade pregnant women from poverty-stricken backgrounds to sell their babies for money. These babies would then be given to her wealthy clients to adopt, falsely claimed as children born through surrogacy.

The baby, now a month old, was placed in Sishu Vihar, Ameerpet by the Telangana Child Welfare Committee (CWC) after the biological parents, Mohammed Ali Adik (38) and Nasreen Begum (25), from Assam, were arrested alongside Dr. Namratha and six others.

While the adoptive parents have refused to take custody of the child, speaking to TNM, Women Development and Child Welfare Commissioner G Srijana said that the custody of the child legally rests with the state government until the case against the biological parents is resolved. If the biological parents or any other relatives choose to seek custody once they are out of jail, it can be arranged, but the baby will remain in CWC custody in the meantime.

The couple, who felt the baby did not resemble them, requested a DNA test, which revealed the child was unrelated. This led to Dr. Namratha's arrest and the subsequent investigation into the case.

Police have registered a case against Dr. Namratha and the others under sections 61 (criminal conspiracy), 316 (criminal breach of trust), 335 (making a false document), 336 (forgery), and 340 (forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and sections 38, 39, and 40 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.

This strange saga will continue to unfold as the case progresses.

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