Duo on trial for selling shop with fake licence

sharjah — Two Asians were arrested for selling a shop to a GCC woman using a fake commercial licence and fleecing her of Dh275,000. The duo has been charged with fraud and forgery.

The victim lodged a complaint with the Sharjah Police alleging that two men sold her a shop and after she handed over the money, the duo disappeared. They couldn’t be contacted on their mobile phones too. The victim gave description about the two suspects and also submitted the fake documents given to her. The police launched a probe and arrested the accused. They were referred to the Shrajah Criminal Court.

The second accused did not attend the court hearing, as he couldn’t be brought from the prison. The court charged the first suspect with forging official documents and using a fake commercial licence to sell the shop and fleecing Dh275,000 from the woman.

During prosecution and court hearing, the victim said she met the defendants at the Sharjah Economic Development Department. They told her they were authorised sellers. She was asked by the first suspect to sign sale papers of the shop.

They gave her documents that showed the shop was transferred in her name. After this, the victim handed over the money .The victim told the court that when she went to the departments concerned to complete the sale procedure, she discovered that the documents were fake and she had been cheated. The court hearing was adjourned to January 7.

amira@khaleejtimes.com