Man arrested for alleged extortion via blackmail
A 31-year-old local man was arrested from B. Thulhadhoo.
A man was arrested Sunday evening from B. Thulhadhoo for allegedly blackmailing a person with the threat of pornographic materials and trying to extort money.
According to the police, the case was reported on Friday.
"A 31-year-old local man has been arrested on the night of December 4 under a court order in connection with the case," police said.
A video showing his arrest went live on Facebook Sunday evening. According to footage seen from the video:
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He was arrested from a house in Thulhadhoo
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He was first taken to the island's police station
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He was later taken to a police speedboat
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It is learnt that he was taken to Eydhafushi island in the same atoll
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