Overview
- Sharjah Police say a brawl that began after an online dispute left an Indian man dead and another person seriously injured following a confrontation outside a shopping centre in Al Nahda on May 31.
- The deceased has been identified by family and legal representatives as 40-year-old Ismail Ponnan from Kannur, Kerala, and hospital records list the cause of death as an assault with a sharp object leading to hypovolaemic shock.
- Officers arrested several suspects described as 'several Asian nationals' and said all involved were detained within four hours of the report, though police have not released an exact suspect count.
- Mr Ponnan's body was moved from Al Qassimi Hospital to Sharjah's forensic department and his family with YAB Legal are processing documentation to repatriate the remains to Kerala while the public prosecution conducts further legal action.
- Authorities have urged the public to report violent or inciting online content via the police hotline 901 and warned that disputes started on social platforms will be handled through the legal system to protect public safety.