Lankan maid arrested in Sharjah

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Sharjah Police have arrested a Sri Lankan maid at Sharjah Airport attempting to flee the country with stolen gold jewellery valued at Dh82,000.

The maid was working with an Asian household in a neighbouring emirate and hid the jewellery tins of in milk powder she was carrying with her.

According to the police, the maid admitted to stealing the jewellery from her employer, who were out of the country when she tried to flee.

Investigations revealed that two other Lankan maids are also involved in the robbery, one of whom previously worked with the same employer.

This maid was sacked by the family for her unwillingness to work hard. Before she left she made copies of the house keys and helped plan the robbery. (Emirates 24/7)

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A. J. H. Rahuman Sunday, 27 January 2013 08:55 AM

90 of the house maids who go abroad, are doing well and they are happy when they return back to sri lanka. These medias never tell about that. foreign recruitment is a main pillar of our economy too. More than one million sri lankan are working in aborad, many house maids have built their houseses with their salary. Will any of these medias bring these stories. We are used to talk only about the black dot on white paper. Every one forget the white ?

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DEEN Monday, 28 January 2013 02:33 AM

how would one feels if his belongings were robed?no body can escape from justice,sooner or later he will pay for it

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Jaya Sunday, 27 January 2013 05:25 PM

Government must fix minimum Salary for each category of employment in Middle East. Sri Lankan embassies in Middle East must gear up to deal with abused/run away workers. Foreign employment Dept in Sri Lanka must come up with a better solution to manage these situations.

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Gemstone Sunday, 27 January 2013 05:08 PM

Collective effort by maids, well done!!! but the reward will be harsh. Welcome back to the Island from the back door on black carpet.

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Curious Sunday, 27 January 2013 04:35 PM

It is not easy to find a honest Sri Lankan these days.

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Lucky Weeramantry Sunday, 27 January 2013 11:55 AM

No Excuse This Time, She Has Robbed. But Appoint A PSC Headed By Yapa. She'll Be Saved

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Lucky Weeramantry Sunday, 27 January 2013 11:50 AM

What's Wrong With Are Maids. Another One On The Death Row.

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Ranjan Sunday, 27 January 2013 10:35 AM

DXB. What you said is quite right. But every cent is important for our regime in power. All what it wants is to declare its glory even through the sweat of those maids who go their for peanuts. They declare how many are employed in Middle East and how much they send here. Nothing else. No guts to demand a minimum salary for them. But don't forget of the fact that our foreign employment bureau is comprised of very efficient officers and a very able minister too.

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Muhandiram Sunday, 27 January 2013 10:14 AM

Will they have their hands chopped off as punishment?

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human Sunday, 27 January 2013 08:59 AM

planned robbery with take copies of the key. are they house maids or house mans?

what a plan, come & join with MR then he can form the womens robbery wing soon

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normal human Sunday, 27 January 2013 12:00 AM

now her hands will be choped off and the ppl will talk abt brutality of UAE.... is dt correct wt she has done.... our ppl has the mistake y do you want to cheat the place whr u work.... via DM Android App

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Lets make some noise Sunday, 27 January 2013 08:51 AM

Ranjan Ramanayake another opportunity to put yourself on the lime light.

Grab your megaphone and dash to UAE embassy ASAP.

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Mom Sunday, 27 January 2013 08:44 AM

Nice, coming from you, "Minister"!

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DXB Sunday, 27 January 2013 08:35 AM

These Lankan Maids are working here for a mere slaary of around AED 800 per month by costing the family life , I could not find a woman labour in Lanka for LKR 15,000/= ... Goverment should seriously think to band them flying to overseas as a labour/ House maid on a dream life.

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Minister Sunday, 27 January 2013 08:25 AM

Tarnishing the image of entire Sri Lankan community.

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Eashwar Sunday, 27 January 2013 08:21 AM

@ Shihan : Agreed with you. should treat in such strict manner.

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pj Sunday, 27 January 2013 08:12 AM

Shihan, who do you point your fingers at ? Arrogant and inhuman employers of the middle east ?? or the Rulers who help those animals by sending these poor village girls to those butchery countries while robbing the whole Nation to deny any opportunity for it's poor mass !!?

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niyaz Sunday, 27 January 2013 08:01 AM

many times blame come to agent n buro u must see d trick of d cunnigness of maids also

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shihan Sunday, 27 January 2013 07:05 AM

Crime is crime. deal with them in a very strict manner.

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ORANGE Sunday, 27 January 2013 06:39 AM

Who's mistake, knowing the rule of country, doing such things who to be blamed, finally just make highups for the muslims as well to muslim country, if the foreign bearau has a proper job done such things would have been avoided, they just want the money and stamp the passport for exit, for this they easily identify housemaids who are helpless.

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Col kol Sunday, 27 January 2013 06:17 AM

It will definitely bring a bad picture on other lankan workers too!! Even professionals getting the tag.

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