Ahmedabad: French couple adopts 2 orphan kids

A French couple's four-year wait to have children ended on Wednesday after they adopted two brothers, Vinayak (6) and Vignesh (5) from Shishu Gruh of Ahmedabad. The family flew to France on Wednesday night.

An adoption ceremony was held at the Shishu Gruh, located in Paldi, where Police Commissioner AK Singh and other officials of the orphanage were present. After the formalities of adoption were completed, the brothers were handed over to Jeremy and Madeline Platin, residents of Pont de L'arche in France.

Madeline's father was a traveller and had stayed in India for a considerable period. When the couple was planning to adopt a kid, her father suggested that they consider adopting a child from India. The couple started making the efforts four years ago.

As per officials, the brothers were found by locals the Sadarnagar police from near Kubernagar railway crossing on April 30, 2018. The cops, who collected the duo, later handed them over to Shishu Gruh. It was revealed during the investigation that the brothers lost both parents early in life and didn't have any relatives.

On August 16, 2018, after the legal formalities, the brothers were registered with the Central Adoption Resources Authorities (CARA) for adoption on the condition that both be adopted together. There were several couples who came forward to adopt but nothing materialised until Jeremy and Madeline agreed to the condition.

While the formalities of adoption were going on, the couple made arrangements for a French-learning course for the brothers to avoid a language barrier between them.