India and Norway on Wednesday reached an agreement to hand over children of an Indian couple in Norway to their uncle. The agreement puts a closure to an eight month-long custody row. The three-year-old Abhigyan and his one-year-old sister Aishwarya will be given to their uncle, Arunabhash who lives in Kolkata.

The Norwegian authorities had taken custody of the children citing inadequate care of the children by their parents according to local norms. The agreement was firmed up by the Indian government through its mission in Norway with the Municipality of Norway, Norwegian Childcare Services, the parents and their lawyer.