Police have last night arrested a man in relation to the stabbing of a Nepalese woman. 

The 21 year old Nepalese woman was attacked with a sharp object and injured yesterday afternoon while she was at work as a sales clerk in a shop in Hulhumale' Phase 1. 

The suspect arrested has been identified as Bangladeshi national Jahangir Mia, 25. 

Police said that Mia was identified and located through CCTV footage and other investigative methods. He was taken under arrest while he was in Hulhumale' Phase 2.

Hulhumale' Hospital, meanwhile, has stated that the injured woman's condition is stable. No further details were disclosed. 

Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.