Thief who stole over MVR 100,000 from motorbike yet to be arrested

Maldives Police Service, on Wednesday, has stated that they have yet to make an arrest in the theft of over MVR 100,000 from the under-seat of a motorbike parked in Male’ City.

The theft took place on Monday morning, around 9:40am in the morning, at the intersection of Buruzu Magu and Kashimaa Hingun. The owner had parked the motorbike at the intersection, in order to enter a dental clinic nearby. By the time the owner had come out, MVR 130,000 kept in the under-seat of the motorbike had been stolen.

Police said that whilst they have been unable to recover the stolen money, they have yet to catch the thief who stole the money as well. They did not disclose any additional information as the investigation is still under way.

Sun was able to obtain CCTV footage from the area, which had recorded the theft. In the footage, a man wearing a brown shirt is seen sitting on the motorbike. After sitting on the motorbike for a long period of time, he had opened the under-seat and empties the money inside into a bag and walked away. Notably, the man was not wearing a mask when he committed the crime.

Police have collected the CCTV footage showing the theft yesterday.

Theft of money and other valuables from the under-seat of motorbikes is a very common crime in the Maldives. Subsequently, Police have always urged not to leave valuables in under-seat of motorbikes.