Lankan steals Dh950,000

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A Sri Lankan driver who allegedly stole Dh950,000 from his employer was arrested by UAE police and presented in Court. Adam Khan, testified at the Dubai Criminal Court that along with his and the company's driver, he headed to Mashreq bank at Al Riqa area on May 3.

“My friend and I stayed in the bank for only ten minutes and the driver was waiting in the parking lot. When we went out, we did not see the driver in the car which was left open with the key in the switch. We called him several times but the mobile was off. My friend drove the car and we moved to Deira City Centre. Upon reaching, my friend expressed astonishment about how the driver left the car open while there were Dh950,000 in it. Searching for the bag of money we found it empty. We tried to reach the driver via a friend we know. But as we failed we called the police,” he testified.

ATT, 46, was later arrested by the police. He confessed to stealing the amount. The court adjourned the case for verdict until June 29. emirates24/7

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samosa Monday, 27 June 2011 01:01 AM

No matter what, Lankans are always on the top...

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raj Monday, 27 June 2011 03:48 AM

clever Sri Lankan. Tamils in Sri Lanka are same as the victims in the this story. Whenver Tamils negotiate with Sinhalse government, they get disappointed by get fooled by the same government.

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Guru Monday, 27 June 2011 07:18 AM

Is he from Hambantota???

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Concerned Monday, 27 June 2011 08:06 AM

"Gulf News" recently reported how an expatriate living in Dubai found 3.5 million in a bag someone has left by mistake at a mosque and how he returned the money to the Police.

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Lankan Monday, 27 June 2011 01:11 PM

it is 100% barbaric arab law, this is rediculous. They will punish the poor Srilankan man. Stop sending people to gulf.

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shelton wijesiri Tuesday, 28 June 2011 06:33 AM

no matter with his nationality. we should not encourage such a bad thing.

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