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A 14-year-old Maldivian boy died on Saturday amid allegations that President Mohammed Muizzu denied permission for the use of an Indian Dornier aircraft that could have potentially saved his life, local media reported.
A 13-year-old Maldivian boy, battling a brain tumor and stroke, died on Saturday after Maldives President Mohammed Muizzu allegedly refused to allow an Indian Dornier aircraft to be used for his medical evacuation from a remote area to the Maldivian capital, Male
New Delhi/IBNS: A 14-year-old Maldivian boy died on Saturday amid allegations that President Mohamed Muizzu denied permission to his family for the use of an Indian Dornier aircraft that could have potentially saved his life if airlifted on time, local media reported.
Amid the India-Maldives row, a 13-year-old boy died in the island nation on Thursday evening, after an alleged delay in arranging an Indian Dornier air ambulance to medically evacuate him from his remote island of Gaaf Alif Villingili to the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in the capital Male.