The man who was wanted in connection with a case of breaking in and assault using a dangerous weapon, has turned himself in.

The Maldives Police Service (MPS) revealed that the suspect turned himself some time after sundown on Tuesday.

MPS initially issued a manhunt for Ibrahim Sameen, 34 and native to Maduvvari island of Raa atoll, earlier on Tuesday.

In a publication on Tuesday, MPS revealed that their Serious and Organized Crime Department is currently investigating a case of a group of individuals breaking into an apartment in the congested capital, Malé City, threatening a resident with a sharp weapon, assaulting someone with a dangerous weapon and damaging property at the apartment.

Sameen was wanted to be taken into police custody under a court order. He has since been arrested after he turned himself in.