Naushad Moosa, arrested yesterday for indecent exposure in front of a woman praying in Furqan Mosque, has been transferred to the State mental health facility, Home for People with Special Needs (HPSN), in K. Guraidhoo. 

Naushad, 32, of G. Male' Hiyaa 2 13-02, has been arrested multiple times over the past months for various offences of indecent behaviour, many of which were committed at the same mosque. 

Police said yesterday that they are working with relevant authorities to take appropriate actions to ensure such acts are not repeated.

Police have now confirmed that Naushad was transferred to the facility in Guraidhoo yesterday. 

Naushad has also faced arrests previously for damaging Quran texts, defecating inside the prayer halls of the mosque, and vandalizing property at Furqan Mosque. He was also arrested earlier for a similar offence of indecent exposure at the same mosque.