Hyderabad, Feb. 14 -- The Telangana High Court has directed the state government to submit a report on the welfare of a minor child who was taken into custody after allegedly being adopted through a child trafficking network.

The child, adopted in 2023, was later seized by the police and handed over to the Women and Child Welfare Department. Challenging this action, a couple from Suraram mandal in Nalgonda district, M Venkanna and his wife, approached the High Court. They contested the decision to remove the child from their custody.

Single judge dismisses petition

A single judge had earlier dismissed their petition, observing that an adoption carried out in violation of legal procedures could not be permitted. The couple subsequently ...