Cleaner tried to clean out safe; got jail instead

A Bangladeshi cleaner received 10 years in jail for stealing a safe contained gold and cash and jewellery while cleaning a house of an Indian family by the Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance.

HAT, 31, was ordered deportated after serving his jail term.

HAT was accused by the prosecution of committing the theft. Other four identified as NIA, 40, worker, SAH, 35, farmer, JHL, 36, salesman, JHF, 35, worker, were accused of possessing jewellery from suspicious sources.

The court sentenced NIA to three months in jail and deportation while acquitted the rest from the charges.

According to the records, Bhakly Konal Randiria, 31, housewife, testified that on May 14, at around 12,30pm she left the house to visit her friend and returned at around 5pm to discover the missing of the safe that was kept in a wardrobe.

“HAT cleaned the flat before I left to my friend. I called my husband who informed the police,” she testified.

Her husband Kunal Randiria, 33, a shop manager, testified that the family suspected the cleaner who worked in the house.

Police arrested HAT who confessed to the accusation that he has given the jewellery to his friends.

The rest were arrested and admitted to receiving jewellery from HAT.

Police confiscated some of the jewellery in the accommodation of the third and fourth accused in Fujairah.

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