A Malaysian court has ordered the police to issue an arrest warrant for an ethnic-Indian man who had converted to Islam and is locked in a legal battle with his former Hindu wife over the custody of their daughter, officials said today.
This follows a ruling by the Federal Court which ordered the Inspector General of Police to arrest Muhammad Riduan Abdullah, the Muslim convert, for refusing to hand over his youngest child to his ex-wife Indira Gandhi, who continues to remain a Hindu.
Police said it will have to comply with the Federal Court's decision and an arrest warrant would be issued for Muhammad Riduan, formerly known as K Patmanathan.
"The Federal Court is the highest court in the country's legal system. We have to abide with the law. Police will soon issue a warrant of arrest to the person involved," a senior police official said.
Malaysia is a Muslim majority country with ethnic Indians, mostly Hindus, forming eight percent of its 28 million population.
