Maldives Police Service (MPS) reported that an individual has been arrested for leaving the scene after colliding with a parked car in Hulhumalé Phase 2.
According to MPS, following the suspect’s arrest, officers searched the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run and discovered a quantity of alcohol inside.
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Police received a report on Monday night around 7:10 PM after a vehicle collided with a parked car on Berebedhi Hingun in Hulhumalé Phase 2 and fled the scene.
Following up on the report, police tracked down and arrested the suspect, identified as 26-year-old Gufran Khalid of L. Kalaidhoo.
Suspecting he was under the influence of alcohol, police searched his vehicle and discovered one full can of alcohol along with two empty alcohol cans inside.
Brought before the court for a remand hearing, the suspect was ordered to be detained for 10 days. The court order noted that Gufran tested positive for illicit substances during a drug screening and highlighted that defence counsel’s request for his release on bail was rejected.
Police confirmed that the matter remains under further investigation.
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މި މައްސަލައާ ގުޅިގެން ފުލުހުން ކުރި މަސައްކަތުން… pic.twitter.com/Ur8iiszx1q— Maldives Police (@PoliceMv) September 15, 2026
