Three assault cases a day on average reported to police

As of August this year, 775 assault cases have been reported to police, Assistant Commissioner of Police Ali Rasheed said last night at a ceremony to revive the spirit of Ramadan.

MNBC One reports that Rasheed noted that the number of reported incidents amounted to three assault cases a day, adding that the cases included three fatalities this year.

Rasheed said that “obstruction to police investigation of assault cases” from parents and some segments of society was an obstacle to police efforts to combat crime.

Speaking at last night’s religious programme, Rasheed observed that 1,519 cases of assault were reported last year, the majority of which involved youth offenders.

Meanwhile two men were taken into custody around 2:45am early this morning on suspicion of planning an assault.

According to police, the pair were forcibly arrested in a small alley near Scoop Restaurant by the Maafanu Police Station who were alerted by a member of the public.

A one-foot long Bennet knife was confiscated from one of the suspects.

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