Probe into Sherin Mathews adoption: Sushma Swaraj

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sat, Oct 28, 2017, 12:24 AM

Probe into Sherin Mathews adoption: Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday asked Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi to probe the adoption process of Sherin Mathews, an Indian-American girl who was allegedly killed by her foster father in the United States. Sushma Swaraj also said the government will now issue the passport for adopted children after getting clearance from the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

In a series of tweets, Sushma Swaraj said she has requested Maneka Gandhi “for a thorough investigation into the adoption process of Baby Saraswati SherinMathews who has been killed by her foster father Wesley Mathews in the US”. The External Affairs Minister also said that in view of the Sherin Mathews case, “we have taken a decision that passports for adopted children will be issued only with prior clearance by Ministry of Child Development in all cases”.