Dubai: Cleaner jailed for 3 months, fined Dh30,000 in theft case

A cleaner was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment, followed by deportation and a Dh30,000 fine for stealing from the company he worked for.

The Dubai Criminal Court found the 35-year-old Asian guilty of stealing from his company and hiding the stolen money in a yard near the office.

The case dates back to November 2021, when an investor reported the theft of Dh30,000 from a safe of his company's headquarters.

According to the investigation, the investor received a call from the accountant informing him that the office's back door was not properly closed. The accountant also found the drawer broken with a sharp instrument and money stolen from the safe.

A policeman arrived at the theft site, and after checking the surveillance cameras, he spotted a person opening the office drawer and taking the amount in it.

During the investigations, the worker admitted to his crime and disclosed the location of the stolen money.

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The cleaner was arrested the next day from his residence.