Maldives Police Service stated that three local men were arrested in connection to a series of violent confrontations that occurred in Faresmaathoda, Gaafu Dhaalu on December 25 and 27.
The three individuals apprehended under a court order are aged 18, 19 and 20 years.
The Thinadhoo Court has remanded all the aforementioned individuals for a seven-day period.
It is surmised that the incidents, which involved several young people from the wards of Fares and Maathodaa, are interconnected.
Three individuals sustained injuries of varying degrees during the confrontations and received treatment at Faresmaathoda Health Centre.