Employee missing with Dh250,000

Company officials said he was carrying with him Dh250,000.

According to them, Yousuf, who worked as a driver in a Dubai Lulu outlet, was sent to the Rolla branch of United Bank Limited in Sharjah in a Toyota car to deposit the money around 10am on February 19. He then went missing and the money was also not deposited in the bank as per bank records, they said.

Officials added that when they tried to contact him on his mobile phone, they found that it was switched off. The car he was driving, Toyota Echo AD 54024, could not be traced either, they said.

A source from the Dubai Police said an investigation has been launched.