Karnataka: NRI Woman Fighting For Kids Custody With Australian Authorities Commits Suicide, Blames New South Wales Department For Death

A 40-year-old Non-Resident Indian (NRI) woman who had been fighting for custody with Australian authorities for her children was found dead in Karnataka. The Centre has decided to take up the issue to the Australian government.

Sources claim that on August 27, 40-year-old Priyadarshini Lingaraj Patil from Dharwad in Karnataka was found dead in the Malaprabha backwaters of Belagavi.

The IT professional had returned to India on August 20 to advise her father on how to handle her three-year custody struggle for her two Australian-citizen children.

According to reports, she left a suicide note in which she accused several of her neighbours and the New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice for ruining her life.

According to sources, she and her husband complained about the treatment givent to her son at a private hospital in Sydney and requested a transfer; however, they were denied, which led to the beginning of a child protection case. The sources added that the second child was not connected to the case but was nonetheless taken into the government’s custody.

According to them, six social workers who had been hired and submitted a satisfactory report had been changed in order to investigate the situation. Patil’s son is said to have certain medical problems.

Although the family begged to send the kids to India, lookout alerts were filed against them at the Australian airports.

The Australian High Commissioner to India has been asked to open an investigation into the situation and permit the children to enter India. Activists have decided to hold a protest in Delhi.

Through the department of foreign affairs, Union Minister, Pralhad Joshi has pledged to get hold a discussion with Australian government.

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