No happy ending if daughter not with me, 'devastated' Indira tells IGP
M Indira Gandhi has urged Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Hamid Bador to reunite her with her daughter following his revelation that he knew the latter’s whereabouts.
Speaking at a press conference today, Indira (above) rued her more than 10-year separation from the soon-to-be 12 years old Prasana Diksa and wanted an end to the wait.
“This reveal (by Hamid) was very devastating to me...
M Indira Gandhi has urged Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Hamid Bador to reunite her with her daughter following his revelation that he knew the latter’s whereabouts.
Speaking at a press conference today, Indira (above) rued her more than 10-year separation from the soon-to-be 12 years old Prasana Diksa and wanted an end to the wait.
“This reveal (by Hamid) was very devastating to me.
“Even though he knows where Prasana is, until now she is not in my hands.
“I don’t know why (there is) a delay and it is actually tearing me apart,” she said at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall while accompanied by Indira Gandhi Action Team (Ingat) chairperson Arun Dorasamy.
Back in 2014, the Ipoh High Court had issued a mandamus order compelling the police to retrieve Prasana from her father Muhammad Riduan Abdullah. In 2016, the Federal Court ordered the IGP to arrest Riduan.
Yesterday, Hamid announced that he knew where Riduan was and urged him to come out of hiding so that an amicable “happy ending” could be achieved for all parties.
Rather than coax her former husband to come forward, Indira urged Hamid to expedite the execution of the High Court and Federal Court orders.
She also questioned why the police had failed to update her on Prasana and Riduan.
“We don't want any win-win situations, I don’t know what he meant by ‘happy ending’ and all that. Without Prasana being back with me, I think there is no happy ending. And I think he (Hamid) should be doing this as soon as possible [...]
“They are not calling me for anything [...] and now the IGP is saying he knows where Prasana is. So I really don't understand, if they know why can't they just execute the court order?” she exclaimed.
In light of Hamid’s revelation, Indira said she will bring forward her decision to file an RM100 million civil suit against the IGP, the police, the police special task force and the government of Malaysia to the coming week.
Indira and Riduan (previously named K Pathmanathan) were engaged in a tightly watched interfaith custody legal battle after he unilaterally converted their three children to Islam when he became a Muslim.
Aside from converting his children, he also ran away in 2009 and took then 11-month-old Prasana with him.
In 2018, the Federal Court unanimously ruled that unilateral conversions were unlawful as such decisions needed permission from both parents.
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