An expatriate man living illegally in the Maldives have been arrested for the rape of a 15-year-old girl.

Maldives Police Service said that the rape case from an island in the central atolls of the country was reported to the police yesterday morning.

While a 34-year-old Bangladeshi national was arrested with a court order regarding the case, police have said that the man has been in the country in violation of the immigration laws.

Police is investigating the case further.