In India, as a rule in most states, if the parents are not married, the mother is automatically given primary custody rights over the children. This means she has complete authority to make any major and minor decisions regarding her child's welfare. (Copied from somewhere)
Father is natural guardian and still has right over the child if legal custody is handed over to mother but ultimately mother’s custody tops over father as long as she is fit to take care of child.
Virat getting her arrested and junior cops not listening to her pleas of he abducting her daughter is beyond ridiculous. Just because he is senior police officer, he and his staff are acting as if he does not need to abide by the law.
Such a wrong message for society in general.