They rented an apartment to use as a hideout and stash the stolen cash, and prepared a vehicle to carry out the crimes as part of a coordinated plan.
The Dubai Criminal Court has sentenced six men to seven years in prison and fined them Dh10 million for stealing cash from a bank customer, while a seventh defendant, a woman, was jailed for one month. The gang carried out a planned Dh10 million robbery targeting bank clients.
The court also ordered the deportation of all defendants after they complete their sentences.
According to case records, the gang had agreed in advance to track bank customers and steal large sums of cash immediately after withdrawals. They rented an apartment to use as a hideout and to store the stolen money, and prepared a vehicle to carry out the crimes as part of a coordinated plan.
Investigations revealed that one of the defendants monitored bank customers and selected the victim after seeing him withdraw a large sum of money belonging to the company he worked for.
He then alerted the rest of the group, sharing details of the victim’s appearance and movements. The gang followed him and, shortly after he exited the bank carrying the cash, intercepted him, stole the money, and fled the scene.
However, Dubai Police later tracked down and arrested the suspects, recovering Dh5.87 million of the stolen amount.
The court found the six main defendants guilty of robbery, sentencing them to seven years in prison and imposing a joint fine equivalent to the stolen sum. They were also ordered to be deported after serving their sentences.
The seventh defendant was convicted of assisting the gang by hiding both the suspects and the stolen money. She was sentenced to one month in jail, fined Dh20,000, and ordered to return Dh4.879 million, along with deportation.
Following the criminal ruling, the case was referred to the civil court, where the victim sought compensation for the remaining unrecovered amount and damages incurred.
The unappealed judgment established the defendants’ liability, confirming their coordinated role in carrying out the robbery and the harm caused to the victim.
