The police sent a request to the Prosecutor General’s Office today to press charges against Kingston Holdings Maldives Private Limited and its owner for allegedly defrauding over MVR 7 million by claiming to sell motorcycles.
The police stated that they have requested the PG to prosecute Kingston and its owner in a case involving the fraudulent collection of money from a large number of people under the pretense of selling motorcycles.
The Fraud and Financial Investigations department of the police completed the investigation and forwarded the case for prosecution on the third of this month, according to the police.
The police noted that the request for charges was made against Kingston Holdings Maldives Private Limited and its 38-year-old owner, Ahmed Athif Hassan of Polargrace, Dh. Bandidhoo.
The police stated that the case was reported on August 8, 2024, alleging that Kingston had been defrauding many people by taking money for motorcycle sales since November 2023.
The investigation revealed that a total of 158 people had their money taken through deceit and fraud in this matter, the police said.
According to the police, the investigation confirmed that MVR 7,193,764 and USD 8,398.18 were taken as payments for motorcycles.
As this case involves significant financial loss to many individuals, the police stated that the matter is currently in the prosecution stage at the PG Office.
The case was reported to the police after many people who paid Kingston, a motorcycle dealer in Malé, failed to receive their vehicles for several months. At the time, the police had also requested those who were defrauded by the company to come forward and report their cases individually.
