Police arrest five in connection with murder of Ali Shifan
04 Apr 2012, 1:36 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police have yesterday arrested five people in connection with the murder of Ali Shifan ‘Tholhi Palay’, 33 of Fairy Corner house in Maafannu ward. Shifan was was stabbed to death last Sunday.
Police Spokesperson Sub-Inspector Hassan Haneef confirmed to Minivan News that the arrests were made and that they the suspects were now in police custody. Haneef said one of the suspects arrested was a minor.
He identified the arrested persons as Mohamed Asif, Ali Asif, Mohamed Shaifan and Ali Malash.
All five were summoned to court, which extended the detention period of Mohamed Asif to 15 days, while others were given five days.
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