A Maldivian who tried to rob a foreigner has been attacked.

Maldives Police Service (MPS) confirmed that they had received information regarding a scuffle near Shaheed Ali Higun and Fulooniya Magu junction.

They revealed that a 27 year old Maldivian male had tried to rob a foreigner who was in the vicinity in a bicycle. The Maldivian man who had tried to rob were then attacked by people nearby, and later was rushed to the hospital for injuries.

Police noted that both the foreigner and Maldivian were okay as at the time of press.