A police officer has been arrested and is under investigation following a complaint that he threatened to leak explicit photos of his girlfriend on social media.

The accused, 19-year-old Zaidhan Mohamed, a police recruit, was taken into custody on November 13 by order of a higher magistrate court.

According to the police, Zaidhan allegedly blackmailed his girlfriend by threatening to release private images and videos of her, and he has been remanded in custody for three days. The investigation is ongoing.