Dubai: A group of four men have been accused of using a pair of iron scissors to break into a company’s warehouse and steal Dh27,000 worth of smart phone accessories.
An Indian businessman was said to have been informed that someone had wrecked the locks of the front door of his company’s warehouse in Al Quoz and stole accessories in July.
The businessman reported to the police that one or more persons had burgled his warehouse between 6pm and 9am.
Police investigation led to the arrest of three Pakistani workers and a Bangladeshi clerk for their involvement in similar burglaries.
Prosecutors accused the Pakistani trio and the Bangladeshi of forming a gang of thieves and breaking into the warehouse from where they stole Dh27,000 worth of phone accessories.
According to the charge sheet, prosecutors said the four suspects, aged between 21 and 48, broke into the warehouse after cutting the locks with a pair of iron scissors.
The four pleaded not guilty when they showed up before the Dubai Court of First Instance.
The businessman claimed to prosecutors that he was informed about the forced entry and theft at 9am.
“I headed to the warehouse instantly and found that the doors had been broken … a thief or more forced their way into the place and stole a phone and a security guard’s mobile phone. The culprits must have broken into the warehouse sometime after midnight as the area is constantly crowded during daytime,” he testified to prosecutors.
A police corporal claimed to prosecutors that they had received reports about thefts carried out using the same modus operandi.
“The suspects were apprehended in Sharjah for their involvement in similar robberies and then they were handed over to us. During questioning, they admitted that they used iron scissors to force their way into the company’s warehouse and steal the accessories. Some of the stolen accessories were recovered from the homes of two of the suspects,” he testified to prosecutors.
A ruling will be heard on March 29.
