She was then intercepted in international waters near India by an unknown but heavily armed group, the group said. “What I can confirm is they took her and she was brought back,” a source said to be close to the Dubai government told Agence France-Presse earlier this month. On Friday, the Indian newspaper Business Standard added new allegations of Indian involvement in the case of the runaway Royal — and even the personal involvement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Latifa lived in Dubai with a brother and a sister, in a compound that had its own sports facilities, including stables. The princess’ escape from her circumscribed life appeared to be through extreme sports, the friend said, including scuba-diving, capoeira and skydiving.

Source: Washington Post April 28, 2018 18:11 UTC