The Prosecutor General's Office on Wednesday charged the individuals arrested over the attempted robbery in front of the Bank of Ceylon (BOC) last October.
Four of the suspects, Ahmed Ameer, Hussain Abdul Majeed, Mohamed Mus'ab Zubair and Abdulla Rashid, who are aged 20, 22, 23 and 27 respectively, are charged with theft by extortion under Section 213 (a) and Section 210 (b) (1) of the Penal Code.
The PG Office also charged Mohamed Azmeen as an accomplice, under Section 213 (a), Section 210 (b) (1) and Section 30 (b) (1) and (d) (2) of the Penal Code.
The main suspects had attempted to snatch a box containing MVR 4.2 million from the tobacco shop 'ROOT' owned by Consumer Goods Trading Pvt Ltd (CGT), in front of the BOC building in capital Male'.
The attempted snatch-and-grab took place on October 25, when four individuals on two motorcycles had followed the vehicle carrying the funds meant to be deposited at the bank.
Although the two passengers tried to overpower ROOT's employees as they offloaded the box, the attempt was foiled by BOC's security guard, who was quick to latch onto the container before they could escape. An onlooker was seen chasing the suspects away.
While three of the four youth were wearing helmets to conceal their identities, CCTV footage could clearly identify the license plates on the vehicles.
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