Rosy who spotted the girl
Bengaluru: When a four-year-old girl wandered alone through the busy KR Market complex on Aug 27, a flower vendor, Rosy, 48, initially thought she was accidentally separated from her parents. After waiting for the child’s guardians to turn up, police asked Rosy to file a complaint on Sept 11. A case has been registered under BNS section 93, which deals with the exposure and abandonment of a child under 12 years of age by a parent or a person having care of the child. A 20-year-old incident that made Rosy more vigilant For Rosy, an incident from 20 years ago, made her particularly vigilant when she comes across a child without a guardian.
“Subsequently, we requested the mother to give the girl to us so that we could provide her with a good education. She also confirmed that she begged on the streets. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Bengaluru | Silver Rate in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru | Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Petrol Price in Bengaluru | Diesel Price in Bengaluru | CNG Price in Bengaluru | LPG Price in Bengaluru Stay updated with the latest Bengaluru news.
Who runs her flower business, she was having tea around 7pm when she spotted the child alone, according to the complaint by Rosy. The girl said her parents had accompanied her. Speaking to TOI , Rosy said the child could only tell her own name and her mother’s name, which she has since forgotten. I subsequently took her to City Market police station,” Rosy said. A senior police officer said the girl was unable to provide details about her address or her parents’ phone number. She repeatedly told them only that her mother had left her near the market. The girl told her that she begged on the streets along with her mother. “I requested police to allow me to adopt this girl, but they told me it is not possible.
She bought the child tea, searched the market for her family and questioned fellow vendors. But an hour-long search yielded no results. A fortnight later, with no parent coming forward to claim the girl or approaching police to report her missing, Rosy has filed a complaint, suspecting that the child had deliberately been abandoned. She immediately attended to the girl, who asked for tea. However, when Rosy asked where they were, the child did not have an answer. With no one appearing to accompany her, Rosy took the girl around the market complex and nearby areas, searching for her parents. She also checked with other vendors to find out if anyone had seen the girl with her family. But nobody could provide any information. Rosy then asked the girl her name, address and her parents’ names. “I was worried that the drunk labourers could harm the girl if she was not attended to. A few vendors suggested that I take her to police. Police asked Rosy to write a petition and later, escorted her and the girl to Victoria Hospital for a medical examination. The child was subsequently taken to Shishu Vihara, child welfare and women’s shelter near Nimhans Hospital. The girl was produced before Child Welfare Committee (CWC). Police also circulated her photograph to all police stations to check whether her parents had filed a missing person complaint. However, as of now, no such complaint has been filed. “We think the parents have intentionally left the girl in the market area. Efforts are on to trace them,” the senior officer added. Two decades ago, Rosy found a girl in Cheluvadipalya with burn injuries on her hand. Unaware that she was required to hand over the child to police, Rosy took her home. A few days later, her husband came across a newspaper article about a missing girl whose mother had filed a complaint with Upparpet police. Rosy and her husband approached police and handed over the child. But the mother refused. A few months later, she left the girl in an ashram and eloped with someone,” Rosy recalled. she still wishes to care for abandoned children Although she has children and grandchildren of her own. Download the TOI App.
Since then, Rosy has made it a point to assist children she finds alone.