Foreigner arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting woman who visited local tailor shop
31 އޮކްޓޯބަރު 2026 | ހޮނިހިރު 16:45Police have taken a foreign national into custody for the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman at a tailor shop in Male'. The incident reportedly occurred after the victim was taken into a changing room to have her measurements taken, and authorities are currently conducting a further investigation into the matter.
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Police have taken a foreign man into custody following allegations of sexual assault against a woman at a tailor shop in Male'.
In a message to the media regarding the incident, the police stated that a foreign man has been taken into custody following a report of an alleged sexual assault against a woman inside a tailor shop.
Although the police have not officially released details regarding the case, information circulating on social media suggests the incident occurred inside a tailor shop in Male'. According to these reports, a 19-year-old woman who had gone to the shop to have a dress made was allegedly sexually assaulted by a foreign employee after being taken into the changing room to have her measurements taken.
Police are conducting a further investigation into the matter.
