Man who stole over MVR 100,000 from motorbike arrested

A Maldivian man has been arrested in connection to the theft of over MVR 100,000 from the under-seat of a motorbike parked in Male’ City.

A Police Spokesperson said that a 27-year-old man was arrested under a court order today, on suspicions of the theft.

However, it was not disclosed whether the stolen money was recovered from the man.

The theft took place on Monday morning, around 9:40am in the morning, at the intersection of Buruzu Magu and Kashimaa Hingun. The owner had parked the motorbike at the intersection, in order to enter a dental clinic nearby. By the time the owner had come out, MVR 130,000 kept in the under-seat of the motorbike had been stolen.

Sun was able to obtain CCTV footage from the area, which had recorded the theft. In the footage, a man wearing a brown shirt is seen sitting on the motorbike. After sitting on the motorbike for a long period of time, he had opened the under-seat and empties the money inside into a bag and walked away. Notably, the man was not wearing a mask when he committed the crime.

Theft of money and other valuables from the under-seat of motorbikes is a very common crime in the Maldives. Subsequently, Police have always urged not to leave valuables in under-seat of motorbikes.