Four members of an Asian gang were sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of detaining four workers, assaulting them, and stealing their AED 760.
The Court also ordered the convicts to pay the stolen amount as compensation and their deportation after completing their sentence.
The incident took place in August 2021 when one of the victims filed a report at a police station about the assault and detention of four workers at a house in Dubai.
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Victims said they were swindled by one of the convicts who had promised them good job opportunities in a contracting company.
After they were promised good salaries and several other benefits, they handed over their passports, identity cards to their compatriot and were asked to sign documents.
The victims were told they were signing work applications to be submitted to the company, but the documents later turned out to be loan request letters for borrowing money from banks.
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Later, the victims were surprised to receive messages from eight banks stating the amount borrowed in their name.
The convict was traced to a residence in Al Karama, Dubai and when they confronted the convict, he called 12 people and the group assaulted and detained the victims and then stole their phones.
One of the victims, who managed to escape, informed the police following which four of the twelve convicts were arrested while the others absconded.
