Police have arrested a local man for alleged sexual abuse of a minor on an island located in Central Maldives.
Police said that a 38-year-old local man was arrested in relation to alleged sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl and that the suspect from brought under custody under a court order.
The case was reported on the 29th of this month and had surfaced from an island in the central Atolls of the country including Kaafu, Alifu Alifu, Alifu Dhaalu, and Vaavu).
Recently, Police have been prioritizing the crimes committed against minors and children with sexual crimes given special importance.
Police have also been working to protect the identity of victims of such heinous crimes and have withheld information about the victim’s island or atoll or where the crimes happened in multiple cases.
Investigations and court procedures against alleged child abusers have been fast-tracked on several occasions with police adamant on revealing the identities of the suspects.
