Arresting the nation’s legal woes

A mother pines for her child, the community is polarised, the judiciary is split down the line; the legislature maintains thunderous silence.

ANYONE with an iota of humanity will share the torment of Indira Gandhi who has not seen her youngest child Prasana Diksa since early 2009 when her ex-husband, a convert to Islam, used the syariah authorities as instruments to obtain custody over the three minor children, the youngest 11 months old, and to convert them to Islam.