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Kidnapping Victim Rescued, Three Suspects Arrested

A Maldivian man was rescued after being kidnapped from a guesthouse and held hostage at a residence in Malé, and three local men aged 22, 27 and 30 were arrested, the Maldives Police Service confirmed. Police told a remand hearing that the suspects forcibly entered the victim's room, demanded a ransom, and that CCTV footage captured one suspect riding a motorcycle in Malé.

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  • 22, 27, and 30 ages of the three apprehended suspects Maldives Republic three local men, aged 22, 27, and 30, have been apprehended in connection with the abduction, the Maldives Police Service has confirmed.

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  • A kidnapping victim was rescued and three local men were apprehended in connection with the abduction. Maldives Republic A kidnapping victim has been rescued, and three local men, aged 22, 27, and 30, have been apprehended in connection with the abduction, the Maldives Police Service has confirmed.

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  • Police disclosed at a remand hearing that the suspects forcibly entered the guesthouse room where the victim was staying and that the room was vandalised. Maldives Republic during the remand hearing, police disclosed that the suspects forcibly entered the guesthouse room where the victim was staying. The room was also vandalised during the abduction.

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