Police have not been able to find Muslim convert Mohd Ridhuan Abdullah as his current whereabouts are unknown.

Ipoh police chief Sum Chang Keong said police had checked all known addresses of Ridhuan and his officers have also asked Ridhuan’s family members and friends of his whereabouts, but to no avail.

“We have asked but nobody knows. Even before this (Federal Court decision), we tried to find him but couldn’t,” Sum is quoted as saying by The Star Online today.

He said Ridhuan has also stopped engaging his lawyer in Ipoh and got a new lawyer since the case went to Federal Court. The Ipoh police chief said police do not have the contact of Ridhuan's lawyer.

“Indira Gandhi’s lawyer M Kulasegaran may know who the lawyer is and I hope he can pass the number to the respective state police contingents.

“My jurisdiction is only in Ipoh,” added Sum.

The Federal Court last week had instructed inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar to arrest Ridhuan, after having found the committal order against him issued by the Ipoh High Court to be justified as he had failed to bring his child, Prasana Diksa, to the jurisdiction of the court.

Prasana Diksa was 11 months old when Ridhuan, formerly K Patmanathan, took her away. Indira has not seen her daughter in the eight years since then.

Her two other children, now aged 18 and 19, are currently staying with her.

Indira is currently locked in a bitter custody battle with Ridhuan who wants to take all three children away from her, claiming that he fears for their faith, alleging that he converted all of them to Islam following his own conversion.