A 19-year-old man has been arrested for violence against a same-aged woman in Male’ City.
Maldives Police Service said that they were informed of the altercation in the early of this morning – at around 01:30.
They also confirmed the man arrested in connection to the case is a Maldivian.
Responding to the rumors going around in social media alleging that the woman had been kidnapped – Police said that such a report was never made.
Police said that they were investigating the case further.