New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- The Supreme Court on Friday slammed the Delhi Police for their failure to act promptly in locating a Russian woman, Victoria Basu, who fled the country with her child, who was born out of wedlock to her Indian husband, amid an ongoing child custody dispute.

A bench led by Justice Surya Kant said that the woman was able to get away with the child due to "sheer negligence" on the part of the Delhi Police, who failed to act timely manner despite specific orders of the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court stated that since neither parent had been granted custody, the child was under the Supreme Court's custody. Despite this, the child was taken away by the lady.

"It's a child custody dispute case where the custody has not ...