Kuwaitis, bedoun, Arabs in 7-man gang of robbers caught by police

Death of girl not caused by medical error: minister

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Personnel from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) have arrested a 7-man gang including one of them who had been dismissed from work, two Kuwaitis, a bedoun, two Arabs of unknown nationalities and an unidentified person for impersonating police and committing scores of robberies, reports Al-Anba daily.

Labelled dangerous, by the security authorities, the suspects have confessed to stealing approximately KD 140,000 from their victims.

According to a security source, in light of the increasing robberies and complaints of police impersonation, securitymen increased surveillance in and around Farwaniya because most of the complainants were from that area.

The complainants had told police, some of them were taken to the ATM machines and forced to withdraw money under threat. They added, the suspects presented their IDs and said they belong to the special crime branch. The complainants also said the suspects acted very confidently.

The daily added, the suspects were arrested after intensive investigations and use of state-of-the-art techniques, including the installation of CCTV cameras at certain places to identify the suspects.

The CID men were taken by surprise when they discovered one of the suspects was a former employee who had been dismissed from the department and this gave the other members of the gang courage to commit the crimes.

The source added the CID men after taking search warrants from the Public Prosecution raided the homes of the suspects and seized the stolen stuffs and referred them to the concerned authorities.

The source added the victims have identified all the suspects from a police line-up.

‘It is not medical error’:

Minister of Health Dr Bassel Al-Sabah said the investigation committee that was formed to look into the death of the 5-year-old girl Hajar Al-Mutairi concluded that the death was not caused by medical error, reports Al-Rai daily.

The minister in response to a parliamentary query raised by MP Riyadh Al-Adsani said, “In order to ensure transparency and impartiality, the issue was referred to the Public Prosecutor’s Office to take necessary measures against people in case they were reported negligent, especially since the father of the deceased had submitted a complaint to the General Department of Investigations, claiming the girl died due to medical error.”

Hajar Al-Mutairi was injured in a traffic accident and taken to the Adan hospital on March 27. After her death, the ministry opened an investigation into an alleged medical error.

Cameras installed:

Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah has announced the completion of supply, installation and operation of 275 surveillance cameras complete with all accesso- Traffic was brought to a standstill for almost three hours when a heavy-duty vehicle collided with a petrol tanker on the Sixth Ring Road Opposite Sulaibiya area, resulting in oil pour-out and injury to the tanker driver.

ries – registration devices, control screens, control devices and a central control room at all land ports to maintain continuity and ensure the quality of work and safety of passengers, reports Al-Rai daily.

Al-Jarrah said this in response to a proposal submitted by MP Askar Al-Enezi on the establishment of a helipad at the land crossings which the Ministry has prepared for studies and site inspections, to determine the appropriate location for landing of choppers at each land port.

He pointed out, the provision of modern technological means and advanced devices are within the jurisdiction of several State institutions including the General Administration of Customs, the Kuwait Municipality, the Ministry of Health and the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources, livestock and others.

A fire source said the Operations Room of Fire Service Department received information about the incident and dispatched firemen to the scene alongside a team of security men and paramedics.

The injured tanker was removed from the wreckage and taken to a hospital for treatment, while the firemen cleaned the leakage with foam and sand.

They later removed the two vehicles from the road and traffic was restored.