Thiruvananthapuram: The 13-year-old girl from Assam who left her house in Kazhakoottam refused to go with her parents, a Child Welfare Committee (CWC) spokesperson said on Monday. The child told the CWC that she had run away from her house because her mother was physically abusing her and forcing her to do household chores.
The committee has decided to accommodate her in its home and provide her with counselling. Before moving to the facility, she will be taken for a medical examination.

The girl, who went missing on August 20, was spotted on a train in Andhra Pradesh. A team of Kerala Police reached Visakhapatnam on Sunday and brought her back to Thiruvananthapuram.

“The child told us that after leaving home, he planned to go to Assam. He took Rs 150 from his mother’s pocket and boarded the train. He is not interested in travelling with his parents. After coming to Kerala from Visakhapatnam, the child wants to continue his education under our protection,” a CWC spokesperson told the media.

Meanwhile, the child’s parents visited her at the CWC office on Monday morning. In the pictures aired on news channels, the child was seen getting emotional on seeing her father and mother. But she hugged a CWC member, expressing that she was not ready to go with her parents. CWC plans to offer counseling to her parents in the next week as well.

The girl, Thasmid Thamasum, is the eldest daughter of a migrant worker couple living in Kazhakkoottam. She reportedly ran away from home on Tuesday after her mother beat her up.