Sagarika lived an ordinary life in Kolkata, West Bengal. But her life changed when she got married and move to Norway with dreams and hopes of a better life for herself. Life for the Bhattacharyas changed when she got pregnant in 2008. Her son was born in 2008 and her daughter in 2010.
Life as a new mom of two very young kids was not easy for Sagarika. Her husband's plate was full of work, language classes, and driving lessons.
At the same time, Abhigyan started showing signs of distress. He would bang his head whenever he would get frustrated. The family would follow Indian traditions to raise the kids at home including feeding them using their hands, sleeping on the same bed with the kids, etc.
Norway Child Welfare Service got complaints about the worrisome relationship between the mother and the son. On May 11, 2011, CWS took away the kids from the Bhattacharya household, and in Nov 2011, the local country committee on Social Affairs ruled in favor of CWS. Soon followed a long emotional battle between Sagarika and Norway, where relationships were lost, secrets were uncovered and lives were changed forever.
Source Notes:- https://thecuriouscat437913394.wordpress.com/2023/02/28/ep-30-when-a-mother-fought-against-a-whole-country-to-get-her-kids-back-sagarika-bhattacharya-vs-norway-part-1/
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