Dubai social media star Money Kicks escapes kidnapping attempt in London

Dubai-based social media sensation Rashed Belhasa aka Money Kicks has narrowly escaped from being kidnapped by masked men during a visit to London.

In a recent YouTube post, the young Emirati with over 2 million followers on Instagram described how his trip almost turned into horror.

The 20-year-old said, “Everything was good for the first two days” until they got a call saying, “Rashed has $2 million on his head as ransom.”

Belhasa, who was accompanied by his crew and security, said he was exercising extreme caution during their promotional tour until he made the mistake of sharing his location on social media.

“One day I went to a restaurant, and posted a picture of a bakhwala,” he recalled. Belhasa said he had been urging his crew not to share their location but himself made the mistake.

Belhasa said he instantly realised the men had come for him. “Everybody said they were fans, but my security followed them. They had two cars and they wanted to block me “

mazhar@khaleejtimes.com