Three Asians dead, 3 hurt as two boats collide at sea
Kuwaiti woman strangled to death by father
By Munaif Nayef
Al-Seyassah Staff and
KUWAIT CITY, July 15: Three Asian expatriates died and three individuals including a Kuwaiti citizen and two Coast Guard officers sustained injuries when a boat affiliated to the Coast Guard Department collided with a civilian boat in the sea in south of Kuwait.
According to security sources, when the Operations Room of Ministry of Interior received information about the accident, securitymen and paramedics rushed to the location and discovered that three Asian expatriates died. Two officers and a Kuwaiti citizen who had sustained injuries in the accident were referred to the nearest hospital for treatment. The corpses of the deceased were referred to the Forensics Department. Investigations have been launched to determine the cause of the accident.
Sources from Ministry of Interior revealed that the ministry’s Undersecretary Lieutenant General Essam Al-Naham visited the three injured victims in the hospital, and conveyed well-wished from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Lieutenant General Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah.
The ministry offered condolences to the families of the deceased expatriates.
Woman strangulated:
A 31-year old Kuwaiti woman died after she was strangled by her father in Saad Al-Abdullah area during a domestic dispute between them.
According to security sources, when the Operations Room of Ministry of Interior received information about the incident, securitymen and paramedics rushed to the location. The woman was barely alive and was rushed to Jahra Hospital but she was declared dead on arrival. The corpse was referred to the Forensics Department, and the father was arrested and referred for investigations on the reasons for killing his daughter.
Crime crackdown:
Officers from the Public Security Sector launched inspection campaigns in all governorates during which four individuals who are wanted by law for enforcement of sentences, 13 violators of residency law, three individuals against who arrest orders have been issued, 25 individuals without identification documents, and a number of hawkers and marginal workers were arrested, reports Al-Seyassah daily. Firefighters from five fire stations had to exert tremendous efforts to extinguish a fire that engulfed five garages in Shuwaikh Industrial Area.
According to a press statement issued by Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD), when the
In addition, they issued 57 traffic citations, dealt with 24 traffic accidents, received 43 reports related to security and provided 44 assistances.
Campaigns held by Jahra Security Directorate resulted in the arrest of one individual who is wanted by law for sentence enforcement, and 18 individuals who did not have their identification documents.
In Farwaniya Governorate, two individuals who were in a disoriented state, and one individual who is wanted by law for nonpayment of a debt were arrested.
The campaigns in Ahmadi Governorate resulted in the arrest of 14 individuals for nonpayment of debts, four individuals involved in drug-related cases, and six individuals who did not have any identification documents and three who were reported as absconding. In addition, 20 vehicles were seized and 95 traffic citations were issued.
During campaigns in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate, 13 individuals involved in criminal and civil cases and seven violators of residency law were arrested, 29 traffic citations were issued, 11 vehicles were seized and seven assistances were provided.
The Operations Unit of Public Security Sector also launched several inspection campaigns during which two Arab expatriates in possession of three sachets of methamphetamine and one narcotic pill, and two individuals wanted by law for sentences enforcement were arrested.
Meanwhile, Farwaniya securitymen confiscated several old weapons weighing almost ten tons from an iron warehouse.
The warehouse-in-charge officers of Iranian and Asian nationalities affirmed during investigations that they have a contract with Ministry of Defense for storing unused weapons.
Hunt for suspects:
Jahra securitymen are now looking for two persons who tried to kill a citizen in Waha, while two Kuwaitis and two Bedouns were summoned for questioning, reports Al-Anba daily.
When the Operations Unit at the Interior Ministry received information about a squabble and shooting in Waha, Assistant Undersecretary for Operations Affairs Major General Jamal Al-Sayegh issued a directive to dispatch securitymen to the location.
Initial investigations revealed there is a family problem between the two parties – one party consists of a citizen born in 1983 and Bedoun born in 1985, while the other party consists of a Bedoun born in 1989 and a citizen born in 1987. A case registered and investigations are ongoing to arrest the suspects.
2 held doing drugs:
An Egyptian and a citizen were referred to the Drug Control General Department after being arrested in Abu Halifa for consuming drugs with an undisclosed quantity of narcotics and drug paraphernalia in their possession, reports Annahar daily.
While on duty in the area, a team of security officers noticed the erratic movement of a car driven by the citizen. When they approached the car, they discovered the citizen and his companion – an Egyptian – were under the influence of drugs. The officers also found narcotics and drug paraphernalia after a thorough inspection of the vehicle.
Wanted man nabbed:
A Kuwaiti man evading 10 years imprisonment term for kidnapping a juvenile in Ahmadi area 13 years ago was arrested by security operatives, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
A security source said the citizen also peddled in illicit drugs and he tried in vain to escape from the officers that apprehended. He has since been referred to concerned authorities.