{
  "id": 9549309,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T11:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/24/indira-bawa-perjuangan-berkait-anak-hilang-ke-mahkamah-persekutuan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indira Gandhi has taken her daughter's disappearance to the Federal Court in a bid to seek justice against the failed authorities who could not apprehend her ex-husband. In Kuala Lumpur, Indira filed a petition seeking redress for her loss of her daughter Prasana Diksa, who was 11 months old when she went missing in March 2009. Indira's lawyer, Rajesh Nagarajan from Tetuan Raj & Sach, raised six legal questions before the Federal Court. His arguments covered important legal principles and matters of public interest. The case management was set for October 26. The issues include whether Indira can prove nonfeasance (failure to act) by the public officials required evidence of probability, causation, and loss in the same manner as a wrongful act claim. She also wants the court to decide whether she needs to identify specific police actions that, if properly taken, might have prevented her loss. Another issue is whether later evidence obtained on the whereabouts of someone under a warrant can materially impact her case. The case originated from the disappearance of Indira's daughter, Prasana, when Patmanathan took her away in February 2009. Indira was later granted custody, and Patmanathan was ordered to return Prasana. However, Patmanathan was found to be contemptuous of the court, and the court ordered him to surrender the child, with a committal warrant issued for his arrest. In 2016, the Federal Court ruled that the police had a duty to execute the warrant under Section 20(3)(f) of the Police Act. However, on August 24, a three-judge bench of the High Court in Kuala Lumpur upheld the earlier dismissal of Indira's lawsuit, finding that the High Court was faulty in several legal issues, including the need for Indira to prove the intention to commit a crime. The court also noted the abundance of evidence from the police. However, the judges stated that Indira still failed to prove that earlier or proper police actions could have led to the arrest of Patmanathan or the recovery 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",
        "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."
}