The Criminal Court has ordered a man accused of holding a group of people inside a café, threatening them and assaulting them to be remanded for 20 days.

The man arrested in the case of assault, threats, criminal coercion and unlawful detention is Ifhaam Ahmed, 19, of GA. Maamendhoo. When he was presented to court, he was remanded for 20 days, as evidence had been submitted to the extent of the suspicion against him in the case.

According to the Criminal Court order, the evidence submitted includes the victim's statement, witness statements, medico-legal reports of the victims, a photo report showing their injuries, and snapshots from CCTV footage.

According to the remand order, he held a group of people inside a café. Police also told the court that he threatened to strike the victims with a glass bottle if they did not hand over their phones, the order states.

It also states that while he held the people inside the café for around three hours, he filmed them on his phone in front of others in a way that would harm the victims' dignity and reputation.