A 21yo Maldivian student studying in Ukraine has been robbed off his money and tablet.
He went AWOL since yesterday evening، and was found in the hospital following search efforts by the foreign ministry and his family.
A family member said in regards to the case that he went for a coffee with someone he met while at a railway station on his way to his university. However، he was drugged unconscious through the coffee، and was robbed before being left lying in the street، the relative said.
The MBBS student was robbed off money and a tablet، the relative added.
War-torn Ukraine has become an unsafe place to live in since the February overthrowing of then-president Yanukovich after the Maidan protests.
OSCE soldier monitoring the warn torn Ukraine region.
While this is a first for a Maldivian، robbery and attacks on foreign journalists and tourists have been on the rise.