{
  "id": 9547977,
  "title": "Indira bawa perjuangan berkait anak hilang ke Mahkamah Persekutuan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/indira-bawa-perjuangan-berkait-anak-hilang-ke-mahkamah-persekutuan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T11:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/24/indira-bawa-perjuangan-berkait-anak-hilang-ke-mahkamah-persekutuan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Putrajaya: Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi has launched a legal battle with the Supreme Court to seek justice for her missing daughter, Prasana Diksa. The case was brought to the Federal Court on Tuesday, seeking compensation against the police and the government for failing to apprehend her former husband, K Patmanathan, who converted to Islam and used the name Riduan Abdullah. Her lawyer, Rajesh Nagarajan from Tetuan Raj & Sach, raised six legal issues before the Federal Court. These issues encompassed important legal principles and matters of public interest. The management of the case was set for October 26. The issues also include whether the government had to prove the duty of care, the cause, and the loss in the same way as a negligence claim. Indira also sought to determine whether the police had to take special action, which, if properly executed, might have prevented the loss she suffered. Another issue is whether the evidence obtained later regarding the location of a person subject to a warrant would materially affect her claim. This case arose from the loss of Indira's 11-month-old daughter, Prasana, when Patmanathan took her away on March 31, 2009. Indira was later granted custody, and Patmanathan was ordered to return the child. However, Patmanathan was found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to imprisonment until he surrendered the child, with a warrant issued for his arrest. In 2016, the Federal Court ruled that the police were required to enforce the warrant under Section 20(3)(f) of the Police Act. However, on August 24, a three-judge bench at the Federal Court upheld the lower court's decision to dismiss Indira's petition for compensation. The court found that the High Court had overstepped its jurisdiction in several legal matters, including when it required Indira to prove the existence of a criminal intent. The court also found inconsistencies in the police statements. However, the judges stated that Indira still failed to prove whether earlier or proper police action might have led to Patmanathan's arrest or the discovery of Prasana.",
  "summary": "Peguam kepada M Indira Gandhi kemuka enam persoalan kepada mahkamah, termasuk sama ada tuntutan 'nonfeasance' oleh penjawat awam memerlukan bukti kemungkiran, penyebaban, dan kerugian.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Indira bawa perjuangan berkait anak hilang ke Mahkamah Persekutuan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/indira-bawa-perjuangan-berkait-anak-hilang-ke-mahkamah-persekutuan-9549309",
        "published": "2026-09-24T11:12:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}