Police have yesterday arrested five people in connection with the murder of Ali Shifan ‘Tholhi Palay’, 33 of Fairy Corner house in Maafannu ward. Shifan was was stabbed to death last Sunday.
Police Spokesperson Sub-Inspector Hassan Haneef confirmed to Minivan News that the arrests were made and that they the suspects were now in police custody. Haneef said one of the suspects arrested was a minor.
He identified the arrested persons as Mohamed Asif, Ali Asif, Mohamed Shaifan and Ali Malash.
All five were summoned to court, which extended the detention period of Mohamed Asif to 15 days, while others were given five days.
It was too early to confirm whether Shifan’s death occurred as a result of a gang related fight, Haneef said, adding that the investigation into the case was ongoing.
The victim was taken to Indira Gandi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) minutes after the attack, however the hospital said he was dead on arrival.
Spokesperson of IGMH Zeenath Ali Habeeb told Minivan News that Shifan’s family had requested the hospital not share any information regarding the death with the media.
Haneef also declined to give details of the injuries to Shifan’s body because the family has requested the hospital not to share the information.
A friend of Shifan told Minivan News that Shifan was attacked while he was waiting in front of West Park Restaurant for a friend.
‘’He was having a coffee inside West Park Restaurant and went out because a friend of him was coming to see him,’’ he said. ‘’He was waiting with another friend and this group shows up with sharp weapons.’’
He said the first attack came from behind while he was standing outside the cafe.
‘’It was a long bladed knife and he is a very slim man. He was stabbed from behind and it went straight through his back and came out the other side,” the source said, claiming that Shifan had been stabbed twice.
The source alleged the attack was politically motivated and that gangs were being set against each other.
‘’Shifan was a very peace loving man and he always said he did not want war,’’ he said, claiming the assailants attacked Shifan because of his friends.
The attack had widowed Shifan’s wife of 15 years, the source said.
‘’The police have started investigating the case and they have met with some of the witnesses,’’ he added.
Shifan was attacked at about 4:15pm on April 1 on Boduthakurufaanu Magu, the outer ring road of Male’.
Police said according to witnesses, a group of men on a GN model motorbike came and attacked the victim.
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The kind of crime emerging in the Maldives is sign that the population has been going through delusion. The current young generation is product of deluded older population. The elder generation to today’s’ young was brought up in delusional environment created by the former dictator qayoom. Those people lived in a fantasy world, a period people had no sense of life in a socially, economically booming environment. In a country like Maldives without any racial, religious divide, should there was a good governing system with modern education, we would see today a very prosperous people living harmoniously without any crimes, a society evolved under very unique culture. People should not blame the last 5 years for a problem that needs half century to ripe and fully blown. We need a new thinking to get rid of the cancer sown by the former dictator. Anni was on the right track to steer the country to a better social and economic development, planning with modern philosophies that is scientific, rather than metaphoric.
@Rabe.
Gayyoom is back! Who ever tries to bring about any social and economic development like that chatter box Riyaz Rasheed has said in parliament; will be brought down like Nasheed!
Gayyoom will have that capacity unless the roots of the system he brought about is uprooted!
God help us!