Ex-councillor found dead in a dinghy

Esa Khaleel, a former councillor of Malé atoll Kaashidhoo, was found dead Sunday in a dinghy at the island’s harbour.

Ali Sultan, Kaashidhoo island council’s current president, told the Maldives Independent that youths found him lying unconscious on a dinghy at around 3pm. The dinghy was not tied to the jetty and was floating away.

The dinghy belonged to Khaleel and he had just returned from a trip with a group of friends, Sultan said.

“The people left him at the jetty after returning. He waited to tie the dinghy to the jetty.”