Sharjah cabbies tamper with meter to steal Dh300,000

Sharjah - The cars have been taken to the workshop which in turn will submit a report to the police.

Twelve taxi drivers stood trial at the Shrajah Sharia Court for allegedly tampering with their meters and embezzling over Dh300,000. The drivers are from Pakistan and aged between 20 and 50 years.
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In court on Monday, the cabbies denied the allegations.
The case came to light when the PRO of the Sharjah RTA informed the Al Wasit police station that the taxi drivers had been embezzling money by tampering with the meters. According to the PRO, the taxi drivers disconnected a wire that connects to the meter.
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The cars have been taken to the workshop which in turn will submit a report to the police.
During the police interrogation, 10 of the taxi drivers confessed to the crime but said they are not aware of the total amount of money that was misappropriated. The other two drivers denied the accusation.
What the drivers told the police:
One of the drivers aged 24, who allegedly embezzled Dh24,000, said his revenue was less because he was suffering from back pain and hence had to go to Al Ain and could not make enough trips
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Another driver, AZ, confessed he stopped the meter more than 22 times and used the money to pay for the accumulated traffic violations
Another driver stopped the meter over 29 times and used the money to pay for petrol
MM said he used to stop the meter for short distances and used the money to pay for petrol and traffic fines
NA claimed he had not been paid his dues
Another driver who embezzled Dh24,000 said he had misappropriated only Dh1,000
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