Servant arrested for molesting 4-year-old in Southern Maldives

A migrant who had been working as a servant at a private residence in Southern Maldives has been arrested for molesting a 4-year-old girl.

Maldives Police Service says the case against the suspect, identified as a 38-year-old male from Bangladesh, was reported to the agency at 4 pm last Wednesday.

The 4-year-old victim resides in the same home which the suspect worked at.

The suspect has been remanded to jail pending the outcome of his trial.