Ras Al Khaimah: As many as 20 beggars have been arrested by Ras Al Khaimah Police during the first half of Ramadan as part of their campaigns against begging.
Colonel Abdullah Ali Munkis, Director of the Criminal Investigations Department at Ras Al Khaimah Police, said the arrested beggars are men and women and belong to different nationalities,
Col Munkis said beggars are found in crowded places, such as markets or near mosques, where they try to generate sympathy and pity.
Begging increases during Ramadan and distorts the general appearance of the emirate, said Col Munkis. He said that police deployed 11 security patrols to carry out round-the-clock surveillance of neighbourhoods and markets.
