Maldivian man alleges beating in Indian prison after attempting to export peacock feathers
27 Jan 2013, 4:14 PM
Luke Powell
A Maldivian man arrested in Trivandrum, India for attempting to take a bag of peacock feathers back to Maldives has alleged he was beaten in prison, local media reported.
Ahmed Rufwaan Ali, 23, was arrested at Trivandrum Airport in December 2012 before spending 13 days in an Indian prison.
Speaking to media on his arrival back into Male’ yesterday (January 26), Ali alleged that officers in the prison tortured him due to his refusal to “subject himself to their instructions”, Sun Online reported.
Rufwaan subsequently clarified that he had been “beaten” in custody.
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