Theft motive revealed in court

Theft motive revealed in court

​THE alleged theft of religious statues from Hindu temples was motivated by the accused’s wife eloping with a Hindu man, a police prosecutor told the Nadi Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. ​Police prosecutor ASP Parmesh Chand said the accused, Afroz Ali, admitted that the main reason he had committed the offences was because his wife had eloped with a Hindu man. ​Mr Ali appeared before magistrate Semi Babitu on three counts of criminal trespass, t…