Lankan sentenced in Dubai

A Sri Lankan and two others have been jailed for three months for stealing a watch worth Dhs15,000 belonging to a hotel client on December 10 last year, in Dubai.

The convicts, identified as BC, 34, a Bangladeshi national, NM, 31, a Sri Lankan and MA, 21, an Indian, had on February 9 denied the allegations before Judge Jassem Mohamed Al Beloushi. "However, sufficient evidence was brought to light and the Dubai Criminal Court has awarded a three-month-jail term to each of the trio," said Judge Maher Al Mahdi.

According to prosecution records, they had been working as cleaners at a hotel in Dubai's Al Rafaa area.

The victim's Pakistani friend, a fellow visitor, had testified that the watch was a golden John-Isaac, decorated with diamonds.

Courtesy: Gulf Today