A man has been found dead in Maldives’ capital, Malé City.

Maldives Police Service (MPS) revealed that the man was found dead inside a house in Maafannu-ward of the congested capital city.

The police institution received reports of a dead body in the ground floor of M. Rabeeu Villa, at around 02:20pm on Monday.

A team of officers was dispatched to the scene shortly after.

Further details of the deceased, have not been disclosed by the authorities.

The building was the scene of a fire, earlier.