Five children and one man arrested for eating during fasting hours
31 Aug 2010, 5:00 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police have arrested three persons for allegedly eating during fasting hours of Ramadan, and another three people accompanying them.
Police Sergeant Abdul Muhsin said the three arrested for eating in fasting hours were under-aged males, who were released after giving a statement “and receiving advice.”
According to a person familiar with the matter, the three other persons arrested and taken to the police station included an under-age male and female, and a man over the age of 18.
The source claimed said the second three were not discovered eating, but were arrested by police as they were accompanying people who were eating in the public.
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