ABU DHABI // An Asian tourist has been arrested while trying to beg from officers in the car park of the CID’s headquarters.
Colonel Rashid Mohammed Bourshid, chief of CID, who described the incident as “curious”, said the 23-old man, M Y, tried to run away but was followed and arrested by officers. He was found with Dh250 he had gained from begging.
M Y pretended to be ill and carried a medical device he bought from a pharmacy to play on people’s sympathy, said Col Bourshid who warned the public about beggars who take advantage of their good nature and urged people to report them by calling 999 or 8002626.
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