Asians who robbed a man and stole his vehicle to be deported after a year in jail

Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter

The Dubai Public Prosecution sentenced three Asians to 1 year in jail followed by deportation and a Dhs5,450 fine to each of them after they were charged with committing robbery and threatening the welfare of a citizen using a knife in Dubai.

The incident dated back to last July when the three defendants had intercepted the victim’s vehicle, asking for a ride to a nearby vegetable market.

During their free ride, one of the defendants asked the driver to pull over at the nearest bus top, and a knife was put to the victim’s face.

The defendants made it clear it was a robbery and told the victim not to do anything foolish. They managed to grab the car keys. One of them searched the victim and robbed him of Dhs2,700 and his phone.

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The robbers stole the victim’s car as well, leaving the man stranded at the crime scene.

Recently, the Dubai Criminal Court imprisoned an Asian gang of four suspects and fined them Dhs36,000.

The court ordered the deportation of the suspects after serving their term after being convicted for stealing money from a restaurant owner.

Details of the case date back to last July when a restaurant owner filed a report of the theft of Dhs36,000 which was in his possession, by an Asian gang, one of whom worked as a cleaner and delivery boy in the restaurant four years ago.

According to the testimony of the victim, the suspects attacked him while he was walking back to home after work and seized the revenues of the restaurant.