Indian Man stabbed, but holds on 
to Dh120,000 in Dubai
Afkar Abdullah
SHARJAH A 23-year-old Indian employee of a money exchange firm was allegedly stabbed at least five times by four Pakistanis who tried to snatch a bag containing Dh120,000 from him in Al Sajja Industrial Area on Sunday.
He was carrying the salaries of workers of a contracting company.
The victim, identified as Mohammed R., was about to hand over the bag at around 4pm to a supervisor of the firm when the attackers pounced on him, a police source said.
The suspects entered the companys premises and stabbed the Indian repeatedly as they tried to snatch the bag but they failed as the victim held it tightly despite being injured.
The police arrested two of the suspects with the help of workers, while the other two fled.
The police said after they received a call from the workers supervisor, they rushed to the scene where they found the victim bleeding profusely. An ambulance rushed him to Al Qasimi Hospital.
A source at the hospital said the victim was brought with stab wounds in the chest, shoulders, neck and back. He was admitted in the ICU. His wounds have been stitched and his condition is stable now.
A source at the money exchange said the firm has been providing money transportation services for the contracting company for a year now and their employees had never experienced such an incident before. The company used well-secured cars that are designed according to the security specifications set by the police departments in the country.
The company only transports the salaries of the workers directly to companies after receiving them from the employers. Its a kind of legal services provided to companies, the source said.
Man stabbed, but holds on 
to Dh120,000
Indian Man stabbed five times in robbery attempt
By Aghaddir Ali, Staff Reporter
Published: 00:00 October 20, 2011
Sharjah: A 22-year-old employee of a local money exchange firm was allegedly stabbed five times by workers in a bid to rob him of a bag containing money, according to police.
The incident involving five Pakistani suspects happened on Sunday afternoon at the premises of their company in the Al Saja'a area in Sharjah. The injured victim foiled the robbery attempt as he did not lose grip on the bag. The police arrested two of the suspects with the help of other workers in the labour accommodation, while the hunt is on for three others who fled the scene.
The victim was taken to Al Qasimi Hospital for treatment.
"One of the suspects tried to snatch my hand bag with Dh120,000," Mohammad R, the Indian victim, told Gulf News from his hospital bed.
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He said, he went with the company driver to Al Saja'a Industrial Area to hand over the salaries of the workers of a construction company, a service his company offers its business clients.
Heavy bleeding
"The ... suspects stabbed the victim severely to steal his hand bag which contained the salaries of the company's labourers," eyewitnesses told police.
One of the suspects stabbed the victim in the back while the other three stabbed him in the chest, and fifth suspect tried to snatch the bag from him, eyewitnesses said.
Other workers in the site who were waiting to get their salaries intervened and rescued the victim who was bleeding profusely, the eyewitnesses added.
Dr Marwan Mudhafr Al Eidrisi, a surgeon who received the victim told Gulf News that the victim was bleeding and his condition was serious when he was brought to the hospital.
"The victim was admitted in the ICU, his wounds were stitched and his condition stabilised on the second day of the incident," Dr Al Eidrisi said.
The doctor said the patient would be discharged in a few days. An employee at the money exchange company said the incident was the first of its kind involving an employee.
gulfnews : Man stabbed five times in robbery attempt
Afkar Abdullah
SHARJAH A 23-year-old Indian employee of a money exchange firm was allegedly stabbed at least five times by four Pakistanis who tried to snatch a bag containing Dh120,000 from him in Al Sajja Industrial Area on Sunday.
He was carrying the salaries of workers of a contracting company.
The victim, identified as Mohammed R., was about to hand over the bag at around 4pm to a supervisor of the firm when the attackers pounced on him, a police source said.
The suspects entered the companys premises and stabbed the Indian repeatedly as they tried to snatch the bag but they failed as the victim held it tightly despite being injured.
The police arrested two of the suspects with the help of workers, while the other two fled.
The police said after they received a call from the workers supervisor, they rushed to the scene where they found the victim bleeding profusely. An ambulance rushed him to Al Qasimi Hospital.
A source at the hospital said the victim was brought with stab wounds in the chest, shoulders, neck and back. He was admitted in the ICU. His wounds have been stitched and his condition is stable now.
A source at the money exchange said the firm has been providing money transportation services for the contracting company for a year now and their employees had never experienced such an incident before. The company used well-secured cars that are designed according to the security specifications set by the police departments in the country.
The company only transports the salaries of the workers directly to companies after receiving them from the employers. Its a kind of legal services provided to companies, the source said.
Man stabbed, but holds on 
to Dh120,000
Indian Man stabbed five times in robbery attempt
By Aghaddir Ali, Staff Reporter
Published: 00:00 October 20, 2011
Sharjah: A 22-year-old employee of a local money exchange firm was allegedly stabbed five times by workers in a bid to rob him of a bag containing money, according to police.
The incident involving five Pakistani suspects happened on Sunday afternoon at the premises of their company in the Al Saja'a area in Sharjah. The injured victim foiled the robbery attempt as he did not lose grip on the bag. The police arrested two of the suspects with the help of other workers in the labour accommodation, while the hunt is on for three others who fled the scene.
The victim was taken to Al Qasimi Hospital for treatment.
"One of the suspects tried to snatch my hand bag with Dh120,000," Mohammad R, the Indian victim, told Gulf News from his hospital bed.
Article continues below
He said, he went with the company driver to Al Saja'a Industrial Area to hand over the salaries of the workers of a construction company, a service his company offers its business clients.
Heavy bleeding
"The ... suspects stabbed the victim severely to steal his hand bag which contained the salaries of the company's labourers," eyewitnesses told police.
One of the suspects stabbed the victim in the back while the other three stabbed him in the chest, and fifth suspect tried to snatch the bag from him, eyewitnesses said.
Other workers in the site who were waiting to get their salaries intervened and rescued the victim who was bleeding profusely, the eyewitnesses added.
Dr Marwan Mudhafr Al Eidrisi, a surgeon who received the victim told Gulf News that the victim was bleeding and his condition was serious when he was brought to the hospital.
"The victim was admitted in the ICU, his wounds were stitched and his condition stabilised on the second day of the incident," Dr Al Eidrisi said.
The doctor said the patient would be discharged in a few days. An employee at the money exchange company said the incident was the first of its kind involving an employee.
gulfnews : Man stabbed five times in robbery attempt
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