A suspect has been arrested in connection to the pregnancy of a minor studying in the seventh grade.

Maldives Police Service said that they arrested a 37-year-old local man today with a court order in connection to the case.

While two cases of minors getting pregnant have surfaced this week, police have said that both cases are being investigated as rape cases.

"One Online" has learnt that the child is mentally ill and that she was found to be pregnant after tests were made as she was vomiting for a while. Islanders also claim that she was assaulted by the husband of her sister.