Khaleej Times

Contractor arrested as illegal labourer falls to his death

- Afkar Abdullah

sharjah — The Sharjah Police have arrested an Arab man who tried to flee the country after one of his illegal workers died at a constructi­on site. The deceased was wanted by the police.

The Arab man, who owns a contractin­g company, was arrested at the Sharjah Internatio­nal Airport, as he tried to flee the country after the worker fell to his death from an under-constructi­on high-rise building.

According to the police, they were notified about a body in an industrial area in Sharjah. A police team discovered that the deceased was living in the country illegally and was wanted by the police.

During the investigat­ion, the Criminal Investigat­ion Department (CID) found that the deceased was hired by the contractor for daily wages. After the worker fell from the high-rise, the contractor dumped the body in the industrial area and tried to flee.

Crime scene experts collected forensic evidence from the site and shifted the body to the forensic laboratory for an autopsy.

The police launched a manhunt for the contractor and arrested him from the airport.

During the interrogat­ion, the contractor confessed that he had hired the deceased.

Col. Ibrahim Al Ajill, Director of the CID, told Khaleej Times that despite warnings, contractor­s continue hiring illegals and absconders. Employing illegals affects the security and stability of the country, he stressed. “These violating companies have become a safe resort for illegals, who in most cases are wanted by the police.”

afkarali@khaleejtim­es.com

 ??  ?? The suspect was arrested from Sharjah Internatio­nal Airport as he tried to flee.
The suspect was arrested from Sharjah Internatio­nal Airport as he tried to flee.

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