A 38-year-old man of Asian origin had allegedly stolen AED130,000 from a safe of a shipping company.
The suspect, referred by the public prosecution to the Dubai Criminal Court, has also been indicted for trespassing.
The accused, according to a preliminary investigation conducted by Dubai Police, had not only stolen AED130,000 from the company’s safe but also a car key and a passport.
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The company’s owner reportedly told the police that he discovered shards of glass and other office documents lying scattered after the crime was committed.
The CCTV footage was perused by the owner, which revealed that a person entered the office premises at around 12 midnight from a washroom’s window and entered a room, but was unsuccessful in prising open a drawer of a table, media reports said.
Soon, he exited via the emergency door but returned again at 4:00 am and found his way to another room that housed the iron safe, which contained AED130,000, a passport, and a car key, the reports pointed out.
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He reportedly carried the safe in a plastic bag, and left the premises, but not before damaging the office furniture.
The police tracked down the accused and arrested him. During the interrogation, the suspect confessed to the police to his crime during interrogation.
Police are looking for his accomplices, who managed to run away. (AW)
