Allegations that former Sarawak governor Taib Mahmud had been abducted from the hospital are absurd, said Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain.

While acknowledging police reports had been lodged by Taib's family members, he said the fact that the octogenarian is at home rules out kidnapping.

"There were reports by (Taib's) children, relatives, and lawyers alleging that the governor was...