The family of former spouses Ali Samin and Aishath Rifqa, both 31, who died after a house fire in AA. Rasdhoo on the night of March 24, 2025, has filed letters with several state authorities seeking answers as the investigation continues close to a year later. Their five-year-old child was unharmed in the incident.
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Samin's family sent a letter on December 25 to then-Police Commissioner Ismail Naveen urging the police to take statements from witnesses and persons of interest in the case, and also asking for an explanation for the delay in the investigation.
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Naveen had later retired on April 18.
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Ali Samin and Aishath Rifqa, former spouses both aged 31 years, sustained serious burn injuries and did not survive.
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The family sent more letters last week, to the Prosecutor General's Office, to Homeland Security Minister Ali Ihusan, the President's Office, and the Parliament.
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