A man has been arrested for entering an apartment in Male' and stealing over MVR 26,000 from the premises.
A man has been arrested for entering an apartment in Male' and stealing over MVR 26,000 from the premises.
The person arrested has been identified as Abdulla Thilmeez, 32, of Maafannu Dhimmanage.
Police said that the stolen money has also been recovered and returned to its owner.
Thilmeez was earlier charged in the murder of Ali Shifan (Tholhi Peley), Maafannu Fairy Corner, near West Park on April 1, 2012.
He was acquitted by the Criminal Court in 2013 along with the five others charged in the case.
Three of these acquittals were later appealed at the High Court, including Thilmeez. However, his acquittal was upheld by the High Court as well.
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