Police have arrested a repeat offender after he allegedly exposed himself and committed an indecent act in front of a woman praying inside the Furqan Mosque in Malé yesterday morning.
The suspect, identified as Naushad Moosa, was taken into custody following a formal complaint filed at a police station regarding the incident, while the victim was performing the prayer.
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Maldives Police Service stated that Naushad was apprehended based on information provided by the complainant and confirmed that he has since been taken to the hospital. Police added that they are actively working alongside relevant state authorities to implement necessary measures to prevent him from committing similar offences in the future.
Naushad has a documented history of arrests related to vandalising and desecrating mosques across the capital. Most recently, he was arrested in September for entering Furqan Mosque around 4:41 a.m. and defecating inside the premises.
Before that, he had been arrested on multiple occasions for throwing copies of the Quran, damaging mosque property, breaking electrical boards, and committing a separate act of public indecency in front of a group of women inside a mosque.
