Sunny Umar, who is accused of sexually assaulting minors, was arrested at the Velana International Airport today.

Sunny Umar returned to Male' after fleeing to India when the matter surfaced. The family of the victims had filed a case with the police.

Police have not yet commented. However, Adhadhu has obtained a video of Sunny Umar being arrested at VIA.

A family member of the victims told Adhadhu that Sunny Umar had been sexually abusing the children for 10 years. Some of the children have been severely affected mentally.

The Travel Guys, Maldives Halal Travel, Halal Weekly, Talent MV, Island Post and Kavi Pvt Ltd are some of the companies founded by Sunny Umar. He also has interests in several other businesses.

Following the allegations, The Travel Guys Pvt Ltd has now decided to take over Sunny's shares and remove him from the company. The company said the allegations of exploitation and abuse were serious matters.

Sexual crime is one of the biggest problems in the Maldives. So far this year, 239 such cases have been reported to the police. In particular, there are many cases of sexual abuse of children in the Maldives.

The Gender Ministry received 255 cases of child sexual abuse last year. According to the latest statistics released by the Maldives Bureau of Statistics, 264 cases of child sexual abuse were reported in 2023.

Research by UNICEF shows that one in three girls in the Maldives experiences sexual abuse at least once in her lifetime. Fifteen percent of children in the Maldives have been victims of sexual abuse.