Student 'exports' Land Cruiser for $35k

A 26-year-old Turkmenistan student sold his Toyota Land Land Cruiser for $35,000 (Dh128,558.5) by forging transfer certificate.

BMO, is accused of forging RTA document to con the buyer of $35,000.

Marat Haspov, 21, Kazakhstani, student testified that he is self-employed and works as a broker.

The victim Yorki Polat, Kazakhistani, asked Haspov to find him a car, which he wanted to take to his native nation.

Haspov testified: "As I knew BMO was looking to sell his Toyota Land Cruiser, I asked Polat to see it. We both went together to Jumeirah Lke Tower and checked the car. Polat expressed willingness to buy it, so he paid BMO $400 and the latter promised to issue the transfer certificate in the buyer’s name."

Polat supplied BMO with his passport copy. "The following day I went with the buyer to transport the car from Al Barsha Traffic Centre to a shipping company and the buyer paid $35,000,” testified Haspov.

After about a month-and-a-half, the buyer called me and said that he had not yet received his car and that he was told it was seized in Iran, with no reason given.

He travelled to the UAE and logged a complaint, following which the cops found that the transfer certificate was forged.