Police on Thursday, revealed that they are in search of 34 people in connection to recent gang violence in the capital city Malé that had left two people dead.
According to the police, the hunt is being carried out under court orders. However, the police is yet to disclose additional information on the matter.
The statement comes a day after 23 people were arrested earlier this week in connection to the recent gang violence.
In the past week, five people had been stabbed with two fatalities as public lambasted the police and the home minister for its inability to curb the violence.
Fear has spread across the capital city as gang violence spate continues. After a period of relative calm, Maldives has seen two deaths, with total of nine stabbings and three assaults in gang violence over the past month. Police have increased patrols around the city in the wake of recent spikes in gang violence and organised crime.
