A group of people on Saturday night severely assaulted a man who they accused of attempting to damage a takeaway shop in Male’.
A video of the assault circulating on social media shows five people beating up one man. One of the assailants was holding onto the victim during the assault.
The video shows members of the public stand and watch as the assault happened.
In a message sent to the media about the incident, police said an attempt to damage a food takeaway outlet in Roashanee Magu was reported around 7 pm.
“When police went to the area in response to the report, a group of people had fled after assaulting the man who attempted to cause the damage,” police said.
Two people were arrested in connection with the assault, including the man accused of attempting to damage the takeaway outlet and a man suspected of involvement in the assault.
