Police arrest Afrah Abdul Razzaq, 21, a suspect wanted in connection to the murder of Mohamed Anas. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The Criminal Court on Monday added 15 days to the remand of a suspect arrested the day before in connection to the murder of Mohamed Anas in late July. According to Police, Afrah Abdul Razzaq, […]
Police arrest Afrah Abdul Razzaq, 21, a suspect wanted in connection to the murder of Mohamed Anas. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Police on Sunday arrested one of two suspects wanted in connection to the murder of Mohamed Anas in late July. Police revealed that Afrah Abdul Razzaq, 21, was found hiding in a house near Jalaluddin […]
Firefighters at the scene where Prosecutor General Aishath Bisham’s car was torched. PHOTO / MNDF Prosecutor General (PG) Aishath Bisham’s car was torched during the early hours of Monday. According to the police, the arson attack took place at around 3:00 a.m. whilst it was parked in Henveiru ward of capital Male City. The police […]
Two minors are in custody after a stabbing in Hithadhoo, Addu City, the southernmost Maldives atoll. Police were alerted to the incident Sunday night which involved two 17 year olds. One was stabbed with a sharp object, but both received injuries. “The assault involved two minors. They are currently under police custody after receiving treatment […]
Yameen Rasheed, 29-year-old, popular blogger and human rights defender from the Maldives, was brutally murdered on 23 April 2017. While the horrific attack was widely condemned both within and outside the country, so far belief in justice for Yameen has been hampered by serious questions related to the integrity of the investigation. The decision to […]
Suspects arrested in connection with the sudden and unexplained deaths of two young people in Hulhumale have been released. Ahmed Haameen, a 22-year-old from the island of Thimarafushi in Thaa atoll, and 18-year-old Fathmath Sama, from the capital Malé, died at Hulhumalé beach after renting a guesthouse room for a birthday party on September 28. […]
Police are investigating two migrant workers who were arrested for brewing alcohol in Male’. One Bangladeshi and one Indian worker were arrested late Thursday in an operation carried out by the Drug Enforcement Department. The officers searched the residential premises with a court warrant. Possession and distribution of alcohol without a licence is a crime […]
Fathmath Sama, 18 (L) and Ahmed Hamin, 21 (R) – the two individuals who passed away after experiencing chest pains whilst under the influence of illicit substances — Police have released four people who were arrested over the sudden deaths of two youths in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale late last month. Ahmed Hamin, 21, and Fathmath […]
Stock image symbolising child abuse. An elderly man of 75 years, who is accused of sexually abusing four sisters in an island of Gaafu Dhaal atoll, has been placed under a travel ban. Maldives Police Service confirmed that Thinadhoo Magistrate Court of the atoll issued the travel ban last Tuesday, seizing the man’s passport for […]