'Inaction made us go to court, not money'

MUMBAI: No amount of money or compensation can reunite the Nerurkars with their three-day-old son, who went missing from the post-natal ward of Sion Hospital on January 1 this year. Mohan Nerurkar, the child's father, said he had approached the court in order to get his son back. "It was because nobody was listening to us that we moved the court to spur the concerned authorities into action,'' he said."Whatever decision the court takes will probably be well-thought out, and best suited given the circumstances,'' he said.
Two months after the Nerurkar baby went missing, the Bombay High Court, on Tuesday, directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to pay compensation - a minimum of Rs 10 lakh - to the parents.
But the ruling is of little comfort to the parents. Mohan said that while his wife Mohini was coping with the situation, she is still heart-broken over the loss of her child. "She had her son with her for three days. To suddenly lose him was a shock for her. Even now, our daughters ask us when they will see their brother again,'' said Mohan.
The Nerurkars said that they haven't had any interactions with Dr Sandhya Kamat, the dean of Sion Hospital, after moving the court. "She (Kamat) should have been more careful considering that this is not the first time a baby has been kidnapped from the hospital. What is the point of stepping up security now?'' he asked
Their advocate Amit Karkhanis said, "When the Nerurkars moved the High Court obtaining compensation for the loss of their child was never their intention. For them, getting their child back is more important. Compensation is secondary.'' He also added that the court was unhappy with the slow pace of the investigation.