Creditor poses as woman in kidnap bid
A man who posed as a woman to ensnare a defaulter’s brother into a kidnap trap and demand Dhs1m will spend one year in jail, a court ruled.
The European defendant –a visitor, 36, lured the Indian victim from abroad and confined him to a hotel room in Dubai from Jun.3 to Jun.4.2018. He threatened to kill him unless his brother repaid or forfeited with a property. He tried by means of death threats to force the brother to pay 20 million Indian Rupees (Dhs1m) or register a realty property in his name. His bid fell flat ater someone tipped Al Qusais Police Station, prosecutors revealed.
During court questioning he argued, “No. I did not lock him up. I respecfully asked his family for the money.” He also denied during a hearing on Feb.11. The Criminal Court found him guilty and jailed him for one year plus deportation.
In police and prosecution records, the victim –a visitor, 30- complained that a woman ( the defendant in disguise) befriended him through social media and offered to find him a job at a company in the UAE. He accepted.
The supposed woman processed for him a visit visa. Upon arrival at the Dubai International Airport, the defendant received him and identified himself as an agent of the company where he was going to work. The defendant took him to the hotel where he rented a room.
He confined him and told him he would not set him free until his brother paid money he owed him or registered a piece of land or a property in his name. “He threatened to kill me if my brother failed. He got my phone, contacted my brother and told him about it. My brother notified his brother-in-law who alerted the police.”
CREDITOR CHOKED
In an earlier case, a defaulter choked and robbed a creditor for showing up at his apartment to demand him to pay back his Dhs12, 000, prosecutors revealed on Sunday. The Asian defendant, 30, batered the Pakistani visitor, 32, and wound a wire around his neck and pulled from either side to render him powerless then snatched his Nokia and Samsung mobile phones, he complained.