The police announced a search today for a man who used a stolen card to spend more than MVR 10,000 and went into hiding.
The announcement made by the police with the suspect's photo stated that he is wanted over an alleged "monetary transaction of MVR 10,500 from another person's bank account without their knowledge."
The photo released by the police shows a man waiting inside a shop.
The police said in the announcement that the man in the photo has not been identified yet and appealed for assistance from the public.
Police statistics show that theft is the most common crime this year with 1516 cases reported so far.
