KOLLAM: The police has taken over the baby from the house of Sooraj, accused in killing his wife Uthra with a snake. The police team from Anchal took over the baby from Sooraj’s parents from their house in Adoor Tuesday morning. They will hand over the baby to Uthra’s parents later today. Sooraj’s parents were not willing to hand over the baby to Uthra’s parents, but they had to comply when police tightened their stance.

The baby will be handed over to Uthra’s parents after a medical examination at the Adoor taluk hospital. When Adoor police reached Sooraj’s house last night, the baby and his mother were not at home.

Sooraj’s mother and the baby who were at their relative’s house reached their house in Adoor Tuesday morning. Meantime, Sooraj’s mother Renuka reiterated that they cannot look after the child again and that her son was trapped in a false case. Some emotional scenes were witnessed when the baby was handed over to the police.