Colonel Salem urged the public to report runaway domestic workers immediately and avoid hiring them as it can be difficult to track them in case a crime is committed.
Dubai: Dubai police arrested 458 people for begging this Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr.
The arrests are part of the force’s anti-begging campaign launched at beginning of April this year under the slogan “begging is misunderstood for compassion”.
Colonel Ali Salem, Director of Infiltrators Department at Dubai Police, said that officers distributed across the emirate especially near beggars gathering areas. “Beggars take advantage of people’s generosity, especially during Ramadan. Begging endangers the community’s security as it is connected with other crimes such as robbery and using children and people of determination for the purpose of begging,” Col Salem said.
Salesman jailed for forging documents in Dubai
5 hours ago
Sohaila Ahmed,
Staff Reporter
A 29-year-old Asian salesman was apprehended by police and prosecuted on forgery charges, for manipulating with official documents to issue SIM cards under victim’s name in Dubai.
Official court records point out that the defendant, who worked for a telecommunication company, had abused the authority given to him and used a customer’s ID to issue three SIM cards.
The sneaky defendant had previously registered his own fingerprint while processing the victim’s application to issue the first SIM card which he is now using.
The victim found out about the scam when he was visiting the telecommunication company and was informed by an employee that four numbers were registered under his name.