Case of Indira's missing daughter to be brought to big screen

The case of Prasana Diksa – who was abducted when she was just 11 months old and whose whereabouts are still unknown – is set to be turned into a feature film.

According to the Indira Gandhi Action Team (Ingat), the movie – tentatively titled Prasana – is currently in production, and is expected to hit theatres on Mother's Day next year.

The film depicts the plight of Prasana's mother M Indira Gandhi, who has not seen her since she was abducted by her father Muhammad Riduan Abdullah over 10 years ago.

Updating Malaysiakini on the case, Ingat chairperson Arun Dorasamy claimed that there have been no updates from the special police taskforce set up to investigate Prasana's abduction, despite the group making its latest report several months ago.

"We filed a report in April stating that Riduan had remarried and has three children who stay in Kelantan," he said, adding that Riduan's youngest child is two years old.

"We learned that Riduan frequently meets his family. We relayed this information to the police, but until now, they have yet to investigate."

Arun believes that police can locate Riduan, as he is due to withdraw funds from his Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) account soon, and that his latest address is stated in his car insurance.

He added that Ingat is waiting for a date to meet Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador for updates on the investigation.

When contacted, special taskforce chief Huzir Mohamed said that the allegations are untrue.

"His (Arun's) facts are wrong," he said in a brief text reply to Malaysiakini.

A press conference is expected to be held next week, where the information Ingat handed over to the police will be revealed.

In 2009, Riduan unilaterally converted his three children with Indira to Islam, and took Prasana away.

A lengthy legal battle between Riduan and Indira then ensued, involving both the syariah and civil courts. The Federal Court unanimously declared the conversions to be unlawful last year.

Indira’s two eldest children now live with her, but Prasana and her father’s whereabouts remain unknown.

An arrest warrant was issued for Riduan five years ago, but police have yet to locate him.

In February, former inspector-general of police Mohamad Fuzi Harun said that information had not been forthcoming from the public, despite various appeals for help made by the police.

A special taskforce was set up in April to investigate the case.

Arun said that Indira remains hopeful of seeing her daughter again, even with her conversion to Islam.

"It's not about her being a Muslim anymore. She (Indira) doesn't mind that. As a mother, she only wants to see her daughter again," he said.

Ingat had employed various means to locate Prasana, including offering a RM10,000 reward for information leading to Riduan's arrest.