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Two injured in Dhiffushi gang violence

Shaina Abdulla
24 May 2018, MVT 17:41
A guesthouse in Kaafu Atoll Dhiffushi
Shaina Abdulla
24 May 2018, MVT 17:41

A local man and expat have been injured in two gang violence incidents in Kaafu Atoll's Dhiffushi.

Police spokesperson revealed that the incident was reported around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The injured expat, a 56-year-old German man, was treated at Dhiffushi's health centre and discharged the same night.

The spokesperson further said that the second gang violence report came in around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday. The victim was a 43-year-old Maldivian male. The man was brought to capital city Male for further treatment and is currently under observation at state-run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH).

Two arrests have been made over the gang violence in Dhiffushi. However, it has not yet been disclosed whether the two cases were connected.

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