The body of the 13-year old murder victim killed last month will be sent to India on July 5 to conduct a postmortem, Maldives Police Service has said.
The young boy, who was first reported as kidnapped, was found murdered in the beach area of reclaimed suburbs Hulhumale' on June 22. His body is currently in the mortuary while arrangements are being made for the autopsy to be conducted.
The police Sunday confirmed that all arrangements are now in place and said that the body will be transported to India on Monday.
A 17-year-old and a 27-year-old local have been arrested in connection to the murder. Both suspects are said to be friends of the victim. While the police have not provided details on the case, the Parliament and the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives are also investigating the case.
