The bodies of two local inmates who died while serving their sentences earlier this month have been sent to India for post-mortem examinations, Maldives Police Service (MPS) has confirmed.
The deceased have been identified as 53-year-old Ibrahim Suhail and 45-year-old Hassan Niyaz, both of whom passed away on 2 February 2 under separate medical circumstances.
Suhail, who had been hospitalised at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) for over a week due to a severe respiratory infection, succumbed to pneumonia after his condition rapidly deteriorated.
Niyaz, on the other hand, experienced a sudden medical emergency and was rushed to Hulhumale’ Hospital where he died while receivening emergency treatment.
Police have launched investigations into both cases.