IPOH, MALAYSIA - While the police welcome the help of bomohs to search for missing girl Sharlinie Mohd Nashar, they are cautious about information obtained via supernatural ways.

Refuting claims that spiritual help sought by the family had put the force in bad light, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said the bomohs had helped the police by throwing light on her whereabouts.

"To get her back, we need everybody's help," he said after a working visit to the new Manjung district police station, about 90km from here yesterday.

However, he acknowledged that the police could not take statements from the bomohs because the information that they gave could not be verified.

It had been reported that the family recently enlisted the help of bomohs to perform prayers and conduct rituals at their home.

The bomohs were unanimous in saying that five-year-old Sharlinie, who was abducted while playing with her elder sister at a playground near their house in Taman Medan on Jan 9, was alive and would be found within a week.

Musa believed that if police were given accurate information, the girl could be found.

"That is why we appeal for genuine information. But currently, many of the tip-offs that we had received had led us to dead ends," he said.

To a question, he said the police believed Sharlinie was still in the country and they were concentrating their search in Selangor.

On another matter, Musa said he had instructed all police stations in the country to be equipped with disabled-friendly facilities.