Indian expat foils robbery bid in Dubai, wins hearts

Story by  ATV | Posted by  Nakul Shivani • 1 Years ago
Chavada receiving his Certificate of Appreciation from senior Dubai Police officials
Chavada receiving his Certificate of Appreciation from senior Dubai Police officials

 

Dubai

An Indian expat has won a certificate of appreciation from the Dubai Police for stopping a thief from fleeing with Dh 2.7 million ($735,190) in cash.

Keshur Kara Chavada Karu Ghela, 32, who works in a shop at Dubai's Naif district, was "surprised" when senior police officials visited him at his workplace earlier this week.

According to Major General Tariq Tahlak, Director of Naif police station, the incident occurred when two Asian men were in the Naif area carrying two bags containing Dh 4,250,000 in cash of different currencies.

The thief intercepted the Asians and snatched one of the two bags.

"As the two Asian men shouted for help, Keshur saw the robber running with the stolen bag toward him, so he bravely tackled him, started wrestling with him, and pinned him to the ground until the police patrols arrived and made the arrest," Tahlak was quoted as saying in the statement.

Chavada has been working at the shop for more than 12 years.

"I ran towards the man and grabbed him. He was nearly my size, so it wasn't easy to overpower him. I hit him on the chest, pushed him to the ground and held him tightly until others came to help," Chavada said.

He snatched the bag and gave it back to the owners.

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Chavada expressed his pride and joy for being honoured by senior officers of the Dubai Police, and said that this is a medal of honour that he shall forever cherish.