Berlin, Jun 17: In a setback to Ariha Shah's parents, Berlin's Pankow local court has rejected the parent's plea and granted the baby's custody to the German state. The court, justifying its Jun 13 verdict, reportedly stated that the “best interests of the child are at risk”.

 

 

 

 

The court has rejected the parents' contention that the injury sustained by their child was “accidental”. According to reports, the court rejected the application of Dhara and Bhavesh Shah to return the child to them directly or at least hand her over to a third party, the Indian Welfare Services and awarded Ariha’s custody to Jugendamt and ruled that “the parents are no longer authorized to decide on the whereabouts of their child.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2018, Bhavesh Shah and Dhara Shah, the couple from Mumbai, travelled to Germany for the job. During their stay, they welcomed a baby girl Ariha. One day while Ariha was playing, she accidentally fell and sustained an injury in her private area.

 

 

 

The child was taken to a local hospital where she received immediate medical attention. Subsequently, Bhavesh and Dhara Shah were summoned by the hospital authorities.

 

 

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