From having 2 moms to none: HIV+ baby abandoned in Mumbai after fraudulent adoption deal
Mumbai: A heart-wrenching case has emerged in Mumbai involving a four-month-old baby girl, who was abandoned after being fraudulently adopted. The child was delivered by a Hindu woman at KEM Hospital using the Aadhaar card of a Muslim woman who wished to adopt the baby without going through the lengthy legal procedures.
According to a report by The Times of India on Sunday, the Muslim woman, who had suffered a miscarriage during her second pregnancy, had hoped for another child. While the Hindu woman, who was pregnant, did not want the child due to her husband's drug addiction.
Hence, the two women struck a deal: the Muslim woman promised to adopt the child, and the Hindu woman gave birth using the Muslim woman’s Aadhaar card in October 2024. A birth certificate was issued and mentioned the Muslim woman as the infant’s mother. Five days after discharge from hospital, the Muslim woman took the child home.
However, after the baby underwent an appendicitis surgery at Wadia Hospital in January 2025, it was discovered that she was HIV positive. Upon learning this, the Muslim woman disowned the child and disclosed the fraudulent adoption arrangement to hospital staff, who then alerted the Sakhi Centre for Women and Child Welfare in Mumbai. The Sakhi Centre contacted the Thane District Child Protection Helpline.
Efforts to locate the Muslim woman were unsuccessful, but the child protection committee staffers were able to obtain contact information of the woman who gave birth to the baby. The baby has since been admitted to a hospital in Kalwa.
The state’s women and child welfare department has filed a zero FIR against both women for giving up or accepting and selling or buying a child illegally under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, and for cheating with common intention under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The case has been transferred to the Bhoiwada police station for further investigation.
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Sujit Nair raises concerns over speculation of DMK-AIADMK understanding to block TVK
Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.
In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.
Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.
Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.
According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.
He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.
He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.
Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.
He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.
Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.
He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.
