Who is Ariha Shah? A baby girl in foster care in Germany for more than a year now
Since September 23, 2021, Ariha has been in foster care in Germany after her parents Dhara and Bhavesh, were accused of abusing her
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Since September 23, 2021, Ariha has been in foster care in Germany after her parents Dhara and Bhavesh, were accused of abusing her
The German court cited two injuries that the child had suffered in 2021.
The court, in two verdicts delivered on June 13, also turned down the plea of the petitioners that their child be returned to the Indian Welfare Services, a third party.
In a recent development, a court in Berlin's Pankow district has rejected the custody claim of Ariha Shah, a 28-month-old Indian girl, by her biological parents. Instead, custody has been granted to Germany's Youth Welfare Office (Jugendamt), who has been caring for Ariha since September 2021 when she was only seven months old.
The Jugendamt, established in 1924, during the Weimar Republic, is believed to be particularly strict with ethnic minorities and immigrant workers such as Turkish, Polish and, in this instance, Indian people