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Man posing as CID officer assaults woman in Dubai

Dubai - The complainant, 57, said that he even stole her cash and belongings.

An Iranian man has been sentenced to six months in jail for having been among others who attacked a woman in her flat in Dubai and stole her cash and other belongings.
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The 19-year-old earlier denied theft and a police officer impersonation charges in court.
The Court of First Instance also ordered that he be deported after completing his jail term.
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He is accused of stealing, together with other suspects at large, Dh2,500 and a smart phone from the Chinese woman's flat in Naif after entering the place posing as Criminal Investigation Department officers at around 2pm.
The complainant, 57, said she allowed the men in her place on January 31 after they pretended to be cops.
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The men tied and gagged her up with her own clothes inside a room after physically assaulting her. When they left she found out that some of her belongings were not there.
The police found the woman waiting for them in the street outside her place while still being tied up.
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The defendant on trial was arrested few days later.
During questioning, he claimed he and the others went to the woman's place to get some belongings of their friend who had stayed there.
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He claimed they had to keep the complainant in a room after she tried to stop them.
The ruling may be appealed.
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