Abandoned Odisha child adopted by Spanish couple

A two-year-old baby abandoned after birth in Odisha has been adopted by a couple from Spain. The child was handed over to the couple in the presence of local sub-collector after completion of all official formalities.

Koraput (Odisha): A two-year-old boy, who was abandoned by his parents in the street of Odisha's Koraput district, has been adopted by a Spanish couple recently.

According to reports, the district administration rescued the boy from a street where his parents had abandoned him two years back and he was handed over to a child care centre at Dasmantpur town. He was named Adita in the centre.

A Spanish childless couple wanted to adopt a baby from India for which they had applied online. They finally selected Aditya from the Integrated Development Society (IDS), Koraput, for adoption, reports said.

Following the completion of paperwork related to adoption, the couple departed Koraput yesterday for Spain. The baby was handed over to the couple in presence of Koraput Sub-Collector Lalit Kumar Kahanr.

The couple expressed immense happiness on receiving the child but the entire staff, employees especially the mother (caretaker) got emotional while bidding him a teary farewell.

The sub-collector who was present during the entire process said the foreign nationals were childless.

“This child will be their first one. They love India. So, they took interest to adopt a child from this place,” Lalit Kumar Kahanr said.