Four Bangladeshis jailed in UAE
Four Bangladeshi men were each sentenced to three years in prison in the United Arab Emirates Sunday for kidnapping a compatriot businessman and illegally confining him and threatening to kill him if he did not make a money transfer of 20,000 dirham to them, reports Dubai based English newspaper Khaleej Times.
The Court of First Instance ordered that all the four defendants, including a welder, two drivers and a worker, be deported after serving their prison terms. The verdict is subject to appeal within 15 days.
They are believed to have lured the complainant, 32, into meeting them in Al Quoz Industrial area. From there they took him to Sharjah where he was held for two days. The accused released the complainant after his sister transferred 17,000 dirham to the welder's brother in Bangladesh.
The defendants, aged between 26 and 48, are also accused of robbing the complainant of 3,000 dirham. They faced charges of kidnap, illegal confinement and forced robbery.
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