KUWAIT: A man has filed a case against his ex-wife and her boyfriend, accusing them of tutoring his five children who are kept in the woman's custody. The case was filed by the man's sister after he gave her power of attorney. A source said the husband press charges against his ex-wife for beating, harming and neglecting a minor, and having an illegal relationship. He also complained against his ex-wife's bedoon boyfriend and is brother who is involved in the case.

The case was first reported last week when a 6-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital with injuries. His mother claimed that the boy fell from a high place, but detectives decided after reviewing the medical report to pursue the case as a possible child abuse. The case witnessed dramatic developments on Friday when new facts emerged, as detectives discovered that the boy's three brothers and his sister were also beaten, while the mother and her boyfriend also caused them injuries.

A security source said coordination between Brig Ali Al-Haimar and Colonel Nasser Al-Adwani with police revealed that three children born in 2014, 2011, 2008 arrived at Jahra hospital with their maternal aunt, so police authorities were informed, so they worked on the case and found out the children are the brothers of the tortured child, and they also were tortured, and were admitted to the pediatric ward for treatment. The source said the children's maternal aunt obtained a medical report for the three children, then gave it to their paternal aunt, because she has a power of attorney from their father, and submitted it to Sulaibkhat police. The three children are in good health despite what they went through.

Bootleggers arrested

The arrest of a bootlegger led to the arrest of a bedoon youth trading in liquor in wholesale. Mubarak Al-Kabeer detectives arrested a person known as the "dealer" with four boxers of liquor, and after interrogation, he said he sells them on behalf of a bedoon, who is the most popular among smalltime pushers. Detectives collected information about the bedoon, who lived in Taima and stored the liquor in a Kabd pen. The farm was raided and the youth was arrested, and 707 bottles of imported liquor were found. He was sent to the Drug Control General Department (DCGD) to join the "dealer".

Search for arsonist

An unidentified arsonist started a fire next to the Palace of Justice. A security source said an unidentified person poured combustible material on bushes next to the courthouse and ignited it. Guards called police, who in turn informed the fire department, which responded immediately and put out the flames. They found that gasoline was used to start the blaze. Detectives are reviewing security videos as they are working to identify the culprit.

Smuggling foiled

Kuwait International Airport customs officers arrested an Indian carrying 100 gm of shabu in his suitcase. The Indian seemed extremely nervous and was sweating profusely, so it was decided to do a search, and 100 gm of shabu were found with him. The Indian and drugs were sent to the Drug Control General Department.

Impersonator caught with drug

A citizen claimed to be a deputy general director of a hospital, secretary of a sheikha, army captain, and police first lieutenant among others to carry out illegal activities, before being arrested in his Naeem house for trading in drugs A total of 9,050 Captagon pills and 500 gm of heroin were found ins his house. He was taken to the proper authorities for further action. The 24-year-old citizen deceived drug fighting authorities by using the aliases mentioned above and succeeded in selling drugs, taking advantage of his clean criminal record with even not one traffic violation, until he was placed under surveillance by Mubarak Al-Kabeer detectives. When they were sure about the drugs in his Naeem house, it was raided and the drugs were found. Military epaulets and forged stamps of a sheikha's secretary and a doctor who is a deputy director of a hospital were also found. He was sent to the Drugs Control General Department.

Drug user detained

A fight between two citizens in Mahboula revealed one of them was on drugs. Interior Ministry operations received a call about a fight in front of a building in Mahboula, so patrols went there and broke up the fight, and found out one of them was abnormal due to the use of drugs. Witnesses said the inebriated citizen started the fight without any apparent reason. He was detained on charges of drug use and aggression.

Husband insulted

A citizen was insulted by his wife because he refused to let her sleep over at her mother's house, who joined her in insulting him. The citizen in his 20s went to Rihab police station and told them he took his wife to his in-laws' house, then when he went to take her back at night, she asked him to stay over, but he refused, so both his wife and mother-in-law insulted him verbally. Both are being summoned for questioning.

Online theft

A thief shopped online, then paid for goods he bought with KD 350 from another man's account. The citizen received an SMS from the bank informing her that KD 350 was deducted from her account, making her furious because she had not withdrawn anything. The bank told her the money was for purchases through the Internet. The citizen went to Fahd Al-Ahmad police station and lodged a complaint. Detectives are working on identifying the thief. - Al-Rai and Al-Anbaa