The Maldives Police Service on Wednesday confirmed arresting six people who were involved in planning a terror plot in the capital city of Male, reported Edition news. 

The police acted on specific inputs it received from the intelligence agencies about a terror plot by some religious extremists. Five people were arrested from Male city while one arrested from a boat at sea. 

One of the suspects was arrested on Thursday morning, as reported in the Sun news. Though, the police didn’t reveal any other information related to the case but said they will provide additional information once the case see some progress.