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Thursday 26 February 2015

'Two years, and no info if dad's dead or alive'

A frustrated son has turned to Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar for help after police failed to solve the mystery of his father, who has been missing for almost two years.

T Rajev lamented that the Kajang district police headquarters was not serious in finding his 46-year old father S Tharmalingam, as it has been passing the case around, among different investigating officers.

"My family and I have suffered as we do not know the fate of our father and the police are not serious in finding him," Rajev said after submitting a memorandum of appeal to the federal police headquarters at Bukit Aman this afternoon.

He was assisted by Suaram coordinator Tarmizi Anuwar, who said he hoped the memorandum would prompt the police to be more serious in this investigation.

Rajev (right) said his family could not contact his father since Jan 7, 2013, and he finally lodged a police report on April 1 that year, after returning from his studies in India.

He lodged the police report after they were forced to break into Tharmalingam’s house, where they discovered it to be in a mess, with bank documents relating to certain individuals left behind.

These information, Rajev said, was passed to the police but their investigation had been slow and constantly changed hands.

He claimed the investigating officers gave various excuses, including being on courses, or having other cases to handle.

"Don't give excuses, such as the investigation is being conducted in stages, as police have had almost two years to investigate.

"Give us the final word on whether our missing father is still alive or otherwise," he said.

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