Four have been arrested over a masked robbery in capital city Male’.

A group of men with helmets had assaulted a man with a sharp object and robbed him near the State Bank of India on Sunday morning.

The police media officer confirmed they have arrested the four suspects.

The suspects, two 23-year-olds and two minors, had stolen around MVR 2.4 million.

Authorities on Sunday began enforcing the new regulation to wear helmets on roads that allow speeds of more than 30 kilometers per hour.

The government has stated that people on two-wheeled vehicles are required to wear helmets with un-tinted and transparent screens that identifies them.