A sweet story that is likely to end in jail

Two porters at Dubai airport face a jail sentence and deportation for stealing some sweets.

According to a chargesheet heard by the Dubai Criminal Court, the two accused  RKKl, 32, and SMB, 24, both Indians were loading luggage on to an Emirates plane on March 15.

Two policemen Aqeel Abdulrahman and Hassan Nasser suspected that the porters had opened a bag and asked them to empty their pockets. SMB showed the police the sweets and claimed that he bought them. RKK also showed two sweets of the same brand and claimed that SMB gave them to him.

The policemen then saw a watch on the ground and when they asked the accused about it, SMB said that RKK had thrown it down.

RKK then admitted that he has taken it from a passenger’s bag while loading the plane. A search revealed more sweets.

The porters work for Guard Group, an arm of Emirates and Dnata and confessed to stealing before the Prosecution.

RKK confessed to stealing the watch from a black bag which was not firmly closed.

SMB confessed to stealing the sweet box from another bag.

The Dubai Criminal Court will deliver a verdict next week.