Maldivian students studying in Madinah had been sent back from Mecca, without being granted permission to attend the pilgrimage.
Speaking to Vnews, owner of the Maldivian Hajj Mission in Mecca, Shekih Izzudheen Adnaan revealed that the incident occurred sometime during Tuesday night. He added that the students have started their journey back to Madinah since they rejected entrance to Mecca.
A total of 10 students were sent back, including one girl.
Sheikh Izzudheen revealed that the students were rejected entrance since they had made fake permissions for the pilgrimage. However, he said that the students were not at fault, and revealed that they had been deceived by the distributor of the permission.
He stated that they had met with the Hajj Ministry of Saudi, and sent the students back on government expenditure after solving the issues. He also said that they had apprehended those behind the act.