Family pleads with authorities as probe into fatal Rasdhoo fire drags on for a year

The family of Ali Samin, who died in a house fire in AA. Rasdhoo on March 24, 2025, has pleaded with authorities as the investigation has dragged on for nearly a year. The fire killed Samin and his former spouse Aishath Rifqa, both aged 31, while their five-year-old child was unharmed. Rifqa died on March 31, 2025, at Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé, and Samin died on April 14, 2025, in India. The family sent a letter on December 25, 2025, to then-Police Commissioner Ismail Naveen requesting witness statements and explanation for the delay. Naveen retired on April 18, 2026. As of the article's report (March 2, 2026), the family had not received a response despite numerous attempts.

The family of Ali Samin, who died in a house fire in AA. Rasdhoo on March 24, 2025, has pleaded with authorities as the investigation has dragged on for nearly a year. The fire killed Samin and his former spouse Aishath Rifqa, both aged 31, while their five-year-old child was unharmed. Rifqa died on March 31, 2025, at Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé, and Samin died on April 14, 2025, in India. The family sent a letter on December 25, 2025, to then-Police Commissioner Ismail Naveen requesting witness statements and explanation for the delay. Naveen retired on April 18, 2026. As of the article's report (March 2, 2026), the family had not received a response despite numerous attempts.

The family of Ali Samin, who died in a house fire in AA. Rasdhoo on March 24, 2025, has pleaded with authorities as the investigation has dragged on for nearly a year. The fire killed Samin and his former spouse Aishath Rifqa, both aged 31, while their five-year-old child was unharmed. Rifqa died on March 31, 2025, at Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé, and Samin died on April 14, 2025, in India. The family sent a letter on December 25, 2025, to then-Police Commissioner Ismail Naveen requesting witness statements and explanation for the delay. Naveen retired on April 18, 2026. As of the article's report (March 2, 2026), the family had not received a response despite numerous attempts.

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