Six-year-old Prajwal's cries of "dad, take me back with you" resound in Manish Sharma's ears with heart-rending frequency. The Girgaum resident has accused his wife, Priyadarshini, and her brother of abducting the child from the couple's home in Girgaum, where they had been staying with Manish's parents from 2009 to 2013.

Manish said Prajwal was taken away to live at Priyadarshini's parents' home in Chunabhatti. He filed a criminal writ petition in Bombay High Court against the Priyadarshini's family on September 12.