Thieves who raped security guard jailed in Dubai

Three Pakistanis get six months behind bars for stealing cables worth Dh14,000 but they are not charged over the rape.

DUBAI // Thieves who stole electric cables and raped a security guard were jailed for six months each on Thursday.

The Indian guard, M A, told the Dubai Criminal Court on Monday he had been raped by one of three men who raided a construction site to steal cables worth Dh13,830.

He said two hooded men covered his head with a blanket and the other one raped him.

Pakistanis M M A, 40, Z R, 30, S A A, 28, and two unidentified people — who were not charged — attacked the guard in January at 2am one morning and locked him in a bedroom as the cables were stolen.

“They were all hooded and wearing Pakistani clothes,” said the guard. “Two of them stayed with me in my room to make sure I didn’t inform the police. A hooded man raped me and then one of them stole my mobile phone.”

The guard stayed in the room until he went to pray at dawn and only then did he call his superior and police.

The three defendants pleaded not guilty to robbery chargers at an earlier hearing. However, prosecutors did not charge the defendants with rape and no explanation was given.

At Dubai Criminal Court on Thursday, the trio were sent to prison, after which they will be deported.