Police have revealed today that so far this year, 27 cases of kidnapping have been reported.
Police have revealed today that so far this year, 27 cases of kidnapping have been reported.
Statistics released by Maldives Police Service today show that between December 2023 and May 16, the highest number of cases of kidnapping were reported in March this year, reaching a total of 10 cases.
January: 3 cases
February: 6 cases
March: 10 cases
April: 7 cases
May, up till the 16th: 1 case
The category in which the highest number of cases have been reported this year is theft and robbery, reaching a total of 2952. This, too, peaked in March.
January: 668 cases
February: 607 cases
March: 701 cases
April: 620 cases
May, up till the 16th: 356 cases
Within the past five months, 328 cases of mugging were reported.
Last week, a case came to light where elder aged men were being swindled into accompanying young women to Hiyaa Flats, where they are held captive and robbed by a gang of men. Another case also came up where a Nepalese man was rescued after having been kidnapped and held hostage for a week.
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