Judge rescues baby and mother from ‘superstitious isolation’

NT Correspondent

Tumakuru: The timely intervention of a judge helped save a woman and her baby in Gollarahatti, Varadenahalli, in Gubbi taluk after the woman was subjected to isolation outside her village.

Gubbi Court Judge Undi Manjula Shivappa, on receiving information about the exclusion of the baby, visited the location.

She rescued the infant and the nursing mother who had been kept outside the village due to superstitious beliefs. The Judge not only ensured their safety but also educated the family about the harmful consequences of such practices, ensuring their safe return home.

For several days, the child had been isolated outside the village in an unhygienic hut, devoid of proper sanitation. Picking up the child, the Judge took action to rectify the situation.