Manhunt underway for escaped convicts
18 Oct 2014, 4:35 PM
Minivan News
Police have launched a manhunt for two convicts serving life sentences who escaped from Maafushi jail on Friday night (October 17).
Police intelligence learned around 8:15pm that cell mates Ibrahim Shahum Adam, 23, from Galolhu Cozy in Malé, and Fariyash Ahmed, 26, from Javahiruvaadhee in Gaaf Alif Maamendhoo, had broken out, police revealed in a statement last night.
Police asked the Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) around 8:30pm to check their cell.
The pair reportedly escaped through a ventilation shaft from the ‘Pentagon’ unit.
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