Sharjah Police arrest 18 people for murder and selling alcohol

Sharjah Police arrest 18 people for murder and selling alcohol

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Sharjah: Police arrested 18 people for the death of a man during a dispute over the sale of illegal alcohol.

Sharjah Police received an emergency call on Saturday about a fight in a labour accommodation at Al Saja'a Industrial Area. Police patrols rushed to the accommodation and found traces of blood spattered at the entrance.

The body of the Pakistani victim was found at the labour accommodation, as well as three Pakistani men and an Indian who suffered severe injuries.

According to a senior official at Sharjah Police, the Indian suspects used to distribute alcohol to workers living in the industrial areas in Sharjah.

Police suspect that a fight broke out between the two groups while the alcohol was being sold, which police assume was caused by internal rivalry.

During investigation, the suspects confessed that they killed the Pakistani and also intended to kill the other four men.

The case has since been transferred to Sharjah Public Prosecution.

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