Kulasegaran had briefly attended the gathering at the Sogo shopping complex before the group headed to Bukit Aman, where they had hoped to meet Khalid.

After waiting for four hours without meeting Khalid, the organisers of the march received a call from Kulasegaran saying that he would arrange a meeting between them and the IGP.

“Kulasegaran said he will try to fix a meeting in the next two or three weeks,” said activist Arun Dorasamy.

The group comprised Indira, her two older children and more than 100 supporters. Indira carried a teddy bear which she had intended to hand to Khalid as a symbol of her love for her missing daughter, Prasana Diksa, who was abducted by her former husband in 2008.

Indira’s former husband, Riduan Abdullah, is the subject of an arrest warrant since 2018 for failing to return Prasana to her after he lost a legal battle over custody of their children and their conversion to Islam.

On Jan 29, 2018, the Federal Court ruled that the unilateral conversions were null and void. The court also ordered the IGP to arrest Riduan for defying the High Court’s directive to return their youngest daughter to Indira.

“I have been waiting for 16 years. Don’t tell me he (the IGP) can’t even meet me for five minutes,” said Indira, who sat with her supporters on the road leading up to Bukit Aman.

After the crowd dispersed, Dang Wangi police chief Sazalee Adam told reporters the gathering did not disrupt public safety or order.

“We will check for any potential offences. So far, there have been no threats to public safety,” he said.

FMT has reached out to Kulasegaran for comment.