The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday brought back a three-year-old girl who was taken to Dubai by her father in alleged violation of court directives.
Following a Supreme Court directive, a CBI team visited Dubai to bring back the girl along with her father, Aman Lohia.
It is alleged that Mr. Lohia took his daughter abroad about six months ago. The Delhi High Court had given the child’s custody to her mother, with a condition that Mr. Lohia could meet his daughter for a few hours on three days of every week. As directed by the Court, he had deposited his passport.
However, when the child came to meet Mr. Lohia on August 24 last year, he took her to Dubai via Nepal, using a passport allegedly arranged from the Commonwealth of Dominica, an island country in the Caribbean. A maid and a family friend had accompanied them.
The Delhi High Court directed the CBI to register a case. On the agency's request, the Interpol issued a “Yellow Notice” to trace the girl. The agency also filed a chargesheet on December 19, 2019, against Mr. Lohia, his mother Meena Lohia and two others.
