More arrests made in case involving theft of company funds via social media hack

Additional individuals have been arrested in a case where a significant amount of money was withdrawn from a private company's bank account after hacking a person's social media accounts.

Police stated that the most recent arrests in the case, involving the theft of over MVR 279,600 from the bank account of a company in which the victim holds shares after compromising their social media accounts, include three young men. They are:

The operation, which has been ongoing since last Tuesday, involved Gang Crime, Gd. Thinadhoo City Police, and Addu City Hithadhoo Police. Ten people had been arrested previously in connection with this case.

Consequently, a total of 13 individuals are currently in police custody regarding the theft of the funds.

The individuals arrested previously are:

Munazu was remanded for 15 days, Viam for 10 days, and Naish was given 7 days when brought before the court to decide on his remand.

Mohamed Ali, who was previously arrested and given 7 days, was ordered to be detained for 30 days when brought before the court for a second time to decide on his remand.