Saikat Basu from Hooghly had approached the Supreme Court alleging that his Russian 'spy' daughter-in-law had fled the country with their son. Now, in this case, the Supreme Court has placed its trust in diplomatic measures to bring Saikat's child, Stavio Basu, back to India.
The case was heard on Friday by the bench of Justice Suryakant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi. On this day, the Supreme Court of the country made it clear that the Delhi Police and the Ministry of External Affairs must make continuous efforts to bring back Saikat Basu's infant child to the country. The hearing of this case will resume after the Puja holidays.
Backstory of Russian ‘spy’
Saikat Basu, a resident of Bose Para in Chandannagar, Hooghly, first met Victoria Zhigalina, a Russian citizen, while working in China. They married in 2017 and moved to India in 2019. Subsequently, the couple started living in Delhi. Their child, Stavio, was born in 2020. Saikat's father, Samir Basu, is a former Indian Navy official.
This family alleges that they were unaware that Victoria's father worked for the Russian intelligence agency. Saikat's father claims that his daughter-in-law would persistently insist on visiting the Indian Army headquarters (Eastern High Command). Amidst this, on July 7 of the current year, Victoria disappeared with Stavio. Following this, Saikat had approached the Supreme Court to get his child back. The Delhi Police had been instructed to ensure by all means that Victoria could not leave the country. However, it was eventually discovered that she had left the country with the child.
