The police on Saturday conducted DNA test of a couple who claimed to be parents of one of the two children rescued from a nursing home here to establish the authenticity.
Reports said that soon after the infants were rescued from an unrecognized nursing home here July 26, police had launched a drive spotting their parents who had left the kids in the nursing home. Mamina Bhoi and Braja Kishor Bhoi from Balia Gopinathpur village under Biridi block had approached the police and the Child Welfare Committee on July 27 claiming parenthood of 18 days’ old male child whom the police had rescued from the nursing home along with a girl child. On police investigation, the claimants could not establish any proof. later, police had examined Mamina’s post-delivery status and health condition and the report is awaited.
On Saturday, blood samples of Mamina and Brajakishor were collected at the District Headquarters Hospital and sent for DNA test, informed Jagatsinghpur police station IIC Rajanikanta Mishra. However, the one month old female child has so far received no claimant.