Dubai: A man who threatened to beat his friend and rip his clothes off in public, was acquitted by Dubai Court of First Instance on Monday.
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The 35-year-old Indian defendant claimed the 43-year-old victim owed him Dh50,000 from a business transaction, but the victim had refused to pay.
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The victim, who has known the defendant since childhood, said he received a call to pay in July of this year, but he claimed he had already settled his dues.
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“Two months before the incident, an argument happened between my brother and the defendant’s father in India,” said the victim.
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“The defendant was angry after that and called me asking for the money.
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“I refused because I paid it in the past. He threatened to beat me and take off my clothes in the market in front of the people,” the victim added.
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Dubai Police arrested the defendant who claimed he worked with the victim for three years and that the victim was meant to pay him Dh50,000 but kept delaying.
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“He claimed that he called the victim, but was under the influence of alcohol and couldn’t remember the conversation between them,” said a police officer. “He said that he needed the money for his sister’s marriage in India.”
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Dubai Public Prosecution charged the defendant with issuing threats against the victim but the court acquitted him.
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