A local man is being treated in critical condition after being thrown into the sea with a number of cuts with a knife.

Maldives Police Service said that the man was thrown overboard from a vessel out at sea for sea cucumbers following an argument that turned physical.

And the investigation so far has revealed that the victim was attacked with a knife and thrown overboard.

Police said that it was reported around 3:06 a.m. that the was was being treated at Alifu Alifu Maalhos Health Center. He has now been transferred to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in Male' City.

Some sources have said that the crime took place around 2 a.m. last night.