Molhadhoo power station’s safe has been found after being stolen on Sunday night.

Island Council Member Ahmed Rifau said the safe was found forced open in the woods at 12:00 pm on Monday.

Mr Rifau said the power station has confirmed that the safe had MVR 38,000.

He also said that the safe had been kept inside a room with fingerprint access, and that it was too heavy to have been carried off by a single person.

It has been reported that an employee was on duty during the theft.

A man in the island has speculated that marks in the area suggests the safe was carried off on a pickup truck.

A suspect has been reportedly arrested, but this has not been confirmed by police.