Four men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a man and extorting money from him inside a flat in the MPL Tower in Hulhumale'.
Police said officers searched the flat under a court order and successfully rescued the victim. He was taken to the hospital for treatment and later handed over to his family.
According to police, the suspects include three men from Addu City and one man from Thinadhoo. Two of them are 23 years old, while the other two are 24.
All four were produced before the court and have been remanded for 15 days.
Kidnapping cases continue to surface periodically. On September 1 last year, two youths were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a man, filming him naked, and robbing him of money.