Indian loses deportation case

Manama: An expatriate worker convicted of theft has lost his appeal against being thrown out of Bahrain. The 38-year-old Indian man was jailed for three months, to be followed by deportation, by the Lower Criminal Court, after being caught stealing in April.
He appealed only against the deportation order, but this was rejected by the High Criminal Appeals Court.
The defendant was arrested after stealing cash from a counter while delivering goods to Bahrain Duty Free, at the airport.
He was later found to have kept goods in his car, with the intention to sell them and keep the cash, rather that deliver them to Bahrain Duty Free.
The man had just delivered cartons of cigarettes and other goods to one of the shops, when a female customer suddenly accused the cashier of stealing her change, after giving him BD20 for BD2 worth of chocolates.
The clerk told her that he put the change on the counter, as he was opening the boxes the defendant had delivered, the court heard.
A security guard later alerted police, after seeing the defendant rushing out of the airport and also noticing that he still had boxes in his car marked "Must deliver today".
The defendant later admitted stealing the woman's cash and that he had intended to sell the goods in his car, the court heard.
15/06/08 Gulf Daily News, Bahrain

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