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Child's Plea Reunites Him with Foster Parents After Court Battle
3 Nov
Summary
- A three-year-old boy was reunited with his foster parents on Monday evening.
- The reunion followed a custody dispute and a viral video of the child's plea.
- The Telangana High Court intervened, directing the child's interim custody be restored.
Three-year-old Rudra Mahesh has been reunited with the couple who raised him for nearly three years, Kasarapu Srinivas and Saritha. The reunion occurred on Monday evening, November 2, after intervention from the Telangana High Court and the Jagtial district administration.
The couple had taken Rudra Mahesh in when he was just five days old, raising him as their own. Officials, however, questioned the adoption's legality and placed the child in a government childcare institution in Karimnagar, sparking public outcry.
A video showing the child desperately asking his foster mother, Saritha, to take him home gained widespread traction. The couple approached the Telangana High Court, which issued an interim order on October 16, 2026, directing the restoration of the child's custody.
Despite submitting the court order, the couple faced delays in the child's handover. They escalated the issue by approaching the High Court again and submitting a representation on November 2. Jagtial District Collector B Satya Prasad assured the public that the child would be handed over in accordance with the court's directions, with the process completed by Monday night or Tuesday morning, leading to the heartwarming reunion.
