KUALA LUMPUR: Police have pledged to continue investigating the long-standing Indira Gandhi case following a committal application filed against the office of the Inspector-General of Police.
Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said he had met with Indira Gandhi, her family and legal representatives to discuss the matter.
"This case has been ongoing for a long time. I have met with her and her lawyers, and we will conduct investigations based on the information provided," he told reporters at Bukit Aman today.
He said that police remain committed to assisting in resolving the case, while acknowledging that legal action taken by Indira is her right.
"We will do our best within our responsibilities," he added.
Police said there were no new developments, but investigations would proceed based on any new information received.
Indira filed an application for committal action against the office of the Inspector-General of Police for contempt of court, accusing police of failing to arrest her ex-husband and locate her abducted daughter for over a decade.
The move stems from a 2014 Ipoh High Court recovery order which compelled police to find Indira's daughter, Prasana Diksa, and arrest her ex-husband, Muhammad Riduan Abdullah.
Indira's lawyer, Rajesh Nagarajan, told the New Straits Times that despite many years, the court order had yet to be executed.
"Indira is disappointed with the lackadaisical attitude of the police in carrying out their duties," he said.
"This action is being taken because the police failed to discharge their duties under the Police Act, which is why they are in contempt of court."
The committal proceedings, filed under Order 52 of the Rules of Court 2012 in December 2025, were slated for hearing at the Ipoh High Court on April 24.
The judge will decide whether to grant Indira leave for a full hearing.
Meanwhile, time is running out for Indira, whose legal battle to reunite with Prasana will end early next month when the girl turns 18.
She will then lose recourse under the Child Act 2001 to compel authorities to return her daughter, who was just 11 months old when abducted by her ex-husband.
Indira's long ordeal began in 2009 with a legal challenge against Riduan's unilateral conversion of their three children to Islam without her consent. In 2010, she was granted custody of all three, but Riduan refused to comply and fled with Prasana.
The Ipoh High Court quashed the conversions in 2013, only for the Court of Appeal to reverse the ruling in 2015. The Federal Court subsequently nullified the unilateral conversions of the three children in January 2018.
The case has drawn national attention to issues of child custody, religious conversion and police accountability in interfaith disputes. - NST
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