The police have arrested a three-wheel driver over the attack on a Maldivian man in Colombo, the Haveeru news agency reported.
Usman Nooraddeen, 45 of Thaa Atoll Vilufushi island remains in critical condition as he had suffered severe head trauma in the mugging, his family said.
The driver had stolen USD 6,000 and Rs.50,000 from Usman after the assault.
A family member said that Usman was attacked while he was on his way home after shopping. He was attacked by the driver of the three-wheel which he was travelling in, family member said.
Usman is in Colombo to meet some family members before leaving to India for his child’s operation.
The attack comes in the wake of the brutal stabbing murder of a Maldivian man in Sri Lanka.
Razeen, who is said to be a notorious former gangster, was found dead with stab injuries in an abandoned paddy field near the Tumbovila Bridge in Piliyandala on November 5.
Two suspects -- a Maldivian and his Sri Lankan accomplice -- have been taken into custody.
