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Crime
Surat Couple Leaves 5-Year-Old Son Behind, Later Files Missing Complaint
✍️ India Today
🗓 20 Jul 2026, 09:48 AM
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A couple in Surat abandoned their 5‑year‑old son and later filed a missing‑person complaint.
A couple in Surat reportedly left their 5‑year‑old son unattended at home before filing a missing‑person complaint with the police.
The child was found at the family residence, and authorities confirmed that the parents had abandoned him.
Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the abandonment and the subsequent filing of the missing report.
The case has drawn attention to the legal implications of child abandonment in India, and investigators are working to determine whether the parents are cooperating with the inquiry and to assess the child’s welfare.
The child was found at the family residence, and authorities confirmed that the parents had abandoned him.
Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the abandonment and the subsequent filing of the missing report.
The case has drawn attention to the legal implications of child abandonment in India, and investigators are working to determine whether the parents are cooperating with the inquiry and to assess the child’s welfare.