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Baby abandoned in 'Love Lane' Text and Pic by Prasad Gunewardene Today the "Sunday Observer" unfolds the story of how "Love Lanes" are created and how the stepping stone to make babies happen at these lanes. Sometimes such babies are delivered along these lanes and abandoned. Also these lanes have become the best places to make children destitute. These "love Lanes " are a plenty in this country. Those responsible for creation of "Love Lanes" are the local bodies that administer grass roots areas. Street lamps are not lit or either not provided to many roads. Hence, it becomes a haven for lovers of all ages.
The Kegalle police on Monday received a telephone message from a resident at Wickremesinghe Road, Kegalle in the early hours that a baby girl looking just over one year was admiring some Wesak lanterns in a house all alone from outside the gate. The Headquarters Inspector of Kegalle, Inspector Ananda De Alwis had immediately directed the patrol to trace the baby. The little girl, whom Woman Sub Inspector, Nirosha Karunaratne described as a fair and charming baby had been seated outside that gate with a shopping bag in her hand which had two pillow covers inside. On seeing WSI Karunaratne, the little girl had called "Amma" though the WSI was not her mother. "She could only say ..."Amma" and "Achchi" and nothing more and it made us difficult to get to a clue", WSI Karunaratne lamented. Police believe that the child could have been left there in the early hours of that day either by her mother or father. When WSI Karunaratne had brought her to the Kegalle Police station there had been a great demand for this little girl from police personnel at the station to be taken for adoption. Woman Police Constable, Anoma Dilrukshi had pleaded with Inspector De Alwis to let her have the baby for adoption for her sister who had no children. But, HQI De Alwis had directed WSI Karunaratne to produce the child before the Kegalle Magistrate immediately. The WPC had followed the child to court and had made a request to the Magistrate to let her have child to be given to her sister for adoption. Court too had refused stating that the child had no Guardian. The Magistrate directed that the baby girl be taken to the Probation Home at Kuruwita and to be produced again on May 31. The WPC who had an attachment towards this charming baby girl had accompanied her to the Probation Home and returned in tears. Now she has become a "mother in disguise" to this baby often visiting the child to provide her needs. Police are searching for a clue to trace this child's parents whom they believe are responsible for this sad episode. Child abuse happen today in many ways. Last week there was a report from Gampaha that a young mother had accompanied her three year old daughter to a hotel room where she had spent time with her paramour. It was revealed that she had no one to hand over child till she returned from her "fun trip" and that was why she had taken the daughter with her. The police raided the hotel and apprehended the woman and her paramour with the child who had been fast asleep. It is learnt that the child had been induced sleeping tablets for the two adults to 'have their way'. |
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