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Naushad Moosa
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Sports
India Take All Three Points Despite Late Pakistan Comeback
Defending champions India beat Pakistan 3–2 in their Group B opener of the TECNO SAFF Championship 2026 at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday, November 5, taking a 3–0 first-half lead before Pakistan scored two stoppage-time goals. India move to three points in Group B, while Pakistan face the Maldives on Sunday and the Maldives play India on Wednesday.
Justice
Serial mosque vandal released upon conviction after pretrial detention outlasts prison term
Naushad Moosa, 32, was found guilty by the Criminal Court of vandalizing mosques in the greater Male' area and sentenced to one month and 12 days in prison, but was released because he had already spent one month and 21 days in pretrial detention. He had also been arrested in 2024 on suspicion of desecrating copies of the Holy Quran and vandalizing Masjid al-Furqan in Male' City.
Justice
Man Convicted of Mosque Vandalism Released After Pre-Trial Detention Exceeds Sentence
The Criminal Court sentenced Naushad Moosa to one month and 15 days in prison for damaging a mosque, but ordered his release because his one month and 21 days of pre-trial detention exceeded the sentence. He was accused of desecrating Masjid al-Furqan in September 2026 and has a prior record of a similar offence.
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