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Duo accused of kidnapping compatriot for Dh4,500
Two Bangladeshi men allegedly kidnapped a compatriot and held him up in a building for money, a court heard on Thursday. Their accomplices are at large.
They assaulted and threatened the man, and told him make his family, in Al Ain, transfer Dh4,500 to them.
The two, including a foreman and a salesman, 26 and 35, were charged by the Court of First Instance with kidnap, illegal confinement, money extortion, threat and assault.
A police corporal said the incident was reported by the complainant’s friend who helped them arrest the accused. The police checked the CCTV footage of the company from where the complainant was taken and they recognised one of the defendants. The complainant’s friend was told to contact the accused and fool him by saying that he had got the money needed to release his friend.
The police followed him from a distance and arrested the defendant while the complainant was with him.
The other accused was also caught as he was trying to flee in a cab after the kidnap victim pointed at him. Dh 4,500 was recovered from them with the transfer receipt. The duo admitted that they kidnapped the man for cash. They denied that others had helped them. — mary@khaleejtimes.com
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