One-day-old infant’s death exposes illegal adoption by Coimbatore couple

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The Mettupalayam constabulary person launched an probe aft a one-day-old infant, illegally adopted by a Coimbatore mates from Kumbakonam, died connected February 5, 2026 (Thursday). 

The constabulary were informed by the authorities of the Government Hospital, Mettupalayam, connected Thursday that a antheral babe died nether suspicious circumstances. They questioned a 39-year-old pistillate and her husband, who brought the babe to the hospital, and recovered retired that they had adopted the babe from a pistillate successful Kumbakonam illegally.

According to the police, the mates brought the babe to the infirmary connected Thursday aft the kid developed wellness complications portion returning to Coimbatore from Kumbakonam aft the adoption. They initially took the babe to a infirmary successful Avinashi, from wherever they were advised to spell to Mettupalayam GH.

A constabulary serviceman said that the mates got joined 18 years agone but did not person immoderate children. Preliminary investigations revealed that the pistillate hails from Kumbakonam and has been residing with her hubby astatine Kanuvai.

“As per the woman’s statement, she adopted the babe done her sister successful Kumbakonam. The constabulary are successful the efforts to hint the parent of the infant. We are yet to ascertain whether immoderate fiscal transaction was progressive successful the adoption. The post-mortem introspection connected the babe was performed connected Friday and results are awaited,” said a constabulary officer.

Meanwhile, constabulary sources said that the probe mightiness get transferred to Kumbakonam arsenic the amerciable adoption took spot there. 

Published - February 06, 2026 09:35 p.m. IST

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