Anas murdered in case of mistaken identity, police reveals
The 25-year-old speedboat captain from Meedhoo was brutally murdered because he was mistaken by his assailants for a member of a rival gang.
31 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
Mohamed Anas was brutally murdered because he was mistaken by his assailants for a member of a rival gang, the police have revealed.
Anas, a 25-year-old speedboat captain from the island of Meedhoo in Raa atoll, was stabbed to death by a group of masked men inside a motorcycle shop in Malé around 9:15 pm on July 31.
At a press briefing Tuesday afternoon, the head of the new major crimes department said the assailants went looking for rival gang members after learning that they were spotted near the Litus Service Centre.
Anas was “the mistaken target of an attack intended to kill other people,” said Chief Station Inspector Mohamed Samih.
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