Two men arrested on charges of practicing sorcery
The suspects, aged 24 and 25, were taken into custody on Thursday based on information suggesting the pair were practicing sorcery or black magic, the police said yesterday. The police also searched the homes of the suspect as well as a warehouse with court warrants and confiscated “some items related to the case.”
23 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Two men have been arrested from the northern island of Ihavandhoo in Haa Alif atoll on suspicion of practicing sorcery.
The suspects, aged 24 and 25, were taken into custody on Thursday based on information suggesting the pair were practicing sorcery or black magic, the police said yesterday.
The police also searched the homes of the suspect as well as a warehouse with court warrants and confiscated “some items related to the case.”
The Haa Alif Dhidhoo magistrate court has extended the remand detention of the suspects to seven days.
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