Three people have been arrested for suspected involvement in setting fire to a number of motorcycles inside a house at Kulhudhuffushi City in the Haa Dhaalu Atoll.

Maldives Police Service said that they arrested three men of the ages 35, 36 and 43 in connection to the case.

Police said that the 35-year-old suspect was arrested on 26 June while the 36-year-old suspect was arrested two days before that on 24 June. And the 43-year-old suspect was arrested on 27 June. All three men were arrested with court orders.

According to the Police, the two younger suspects have a record for theft, robbery, assault and drugs.

The fire set to motorcycles inside a house at Kulhudhuffushi was reported to the Police on 11 June. The fire destroyed three motorcycles, including and electric motorcycle, beyond use and damaged another motorcycle.