According to a media release, 3 out of 4 men were jailed for 12 months after their involvement in cheating involving $140,000 in cash and jewellery.
The case against the last accuse is still pending.
According to the media, the 4 men plotted to cheat a Bangladeshi national after learning that the victim was helping to collate money for remittance from other Bangladeshi workers. Money collected was meant to send back to their families in Bangladesh.
On the day of the incident which happened on the 11 Nov 2019, one of the accuse had posed as a CID officer to enter the victim’s room. After the accuse enter the room he told the victim and his friend not to move as police are arriving.
The accuse then ordered the victim to open the safe boxes which are in the victim’s room. After the safe is open, the accuse then proceed to take a bag containing $118,00 and $21,875 worth of jewellery with him.
After taking all the valuables from the victim’s room the 4 men left the scene in a rented van. The police were alerted and have managed to recover all the jewellery and $88,770 in cash.
According to the law, each of them could have been jailed for up to 10 years and fine for their offences.