The Balasore district administration on Monday swung into action after an Odia girl, adopted by an American couple, alleged physical and mental abuse in the United States. The girl, identified as Pooja alias Sejal, made an emotional appeal on social media seeking help to return to Odisha.

In a tearful video message, Pooja claimed that her foster mother was subjecting her to severe mistreatment and pleaded with the Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi for help.

“It is my humble request, please take me back to Odisha. I am suffering a lot here. They are torturing me. I want to return to Odisha. Please help me,” she said in the viral video.

According to official sources, Pooja was adopted by an American couple in 2018 and has been living in the US since then. Following her allegations, the Ba

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