Suspect arrested over gangster’s murder paid for contract killing
Chief Inspector Mohamed Riyaz said today that a forensic analysis has found that a photo of Razeen lying dead in a van was sent to the suspect’s phone on the night of the murder. On the following morning, the suspect arrested in Malé last week transferred money to the bank account of the man arrested for the murder in Sri Lanka.
17 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
A 28-year-old man arrested in Malé last week in connection with the murder of a notorious Maldivian gangster in Sri Lanka paid for the contract killing, the police have revealed.
According to Sri Lankan media, Hussain Razeen ‘Rabarey’ was killed on a contract of RS140 million (US$1 million) in November. The Sri Lankan police had arrested a Maldivian man and his Sri Lankan accomplice in Colombo at the time.
Chief Inspector Mohamed Riyaz said today that a forensic analysis has found that a photo of Razeen lying dead in a van was sent to the suspect’s phone on the night of the murder.
On the following morning, the suspect arrested in Malé last week transferred money to the bank account of the man arrested for the murder in Sri Lanka.
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