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Dubai: Two caught red-handed trying to steal Dh97 from charity box

The police were tipped off by a security guard and his brother, who saw the men and suspected them of planning to rob the area

Published: Thu 27 Oct 2022, 8:12 AM

Updated: Thu 27 Oct 2022, 2:19 PM

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Two men were caught red-handed trying to steal from a charity box in the Al Qusais Industrial Area in Dubai.

According to police records, the case dates back to last August. A man called the police and said that his brother, who works as a security guard, called him and told him about two suspicious figures lurking around the area where he was on duty. He said that they looked like they were planning to steal something.

The security guard and his brother confronted the two after calling the police, and asked them why they were there. They just insulted him and moved away from the area. They then found that they had stolen money Dh97 from a box belonging to a charitable organisation placed outside a grocery store. The guard and his brother tried to catch the two but a police patrol had caught them red-handed by then.

According to police patrol officers, they were alerted by the operation room about suspicious movements in the area in which they were stationed. They moved immediately and found the accused trying to steal from the charity box and arrested them red-handed.

They confessed to the crime when questioned. The Dubai Criminal court convicted them and sentenced them to three months in prison. They were ordered to pay Dh97 and will be deported after serving their sentence.

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