Six Maldivians have been arrested in Sri Lanka today.

Foreign Ministry has also confirmed that six Maldivians have been arrested by Sri Lankan authorities. The Ministry also added that the Maldivian Embassy in Colombo is currently active in trying to provide consular assistance to the arrested Maldivians.

Director Communications at the Foreign Ministry, Miuvan Mohamed said that it was unclear as to why they were arrested. He added that no trial is expected as of yet, and assured that more details will be shared as they become clear to them.

Some Maldivians were also arrested after the April 21 terror attacks in Sri Lanka.