
Siblings reunited with family members
The Hindu
MaduraiTwo siblings rescued by the Child Welfare Committee in 2013 were finally reunited with their family members on Friday. The family members originally from Tiruchi district traced the two sibling
Madurai
Two siblings rescued by the Child Welfare Committee in 2013 were finally reunited with their family members on Friday. The family members originally from Tiruchi district traced the two siblings based on the statement given by their parents before their death in 2016.
In 2013, fortune-tellers Shanmugan and Parvathi came to Madurai along with their children Mary and Vijay. It was said that the fortune-tellers had asked the children to stay back at the railway station. They then ventured out to find clients. The other children of the couple stayed back in their home in Tiruchi district.

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