Man jailed over attempted robbery

Ras Al Khaimah: The Misdemeanour Court on Wednesday sentenced a man to two years imprisonment for attempting to steal gold worth Dh2 million and impersonating a police officer.

Y.K., an Indian, is to be deported after serving his term. The court did not pass a verdict for the second suspect, J.Z., who fled the scene. It has asked the Public Prosecution to arrest him.

Gulf News reported the incident in September when police foiled an operation planned by the two Indians to steal the gold from a vehicle transporting it from a shop in Dubai to its branch in Ras Al Khaimah.

A court official said Ras Al Khaimah police received a tip-off that the suspects would lay in wait for the vehicle once it entered the emirate.

The official said the plan, as revealed by the detained suspect, was to strike when the vehicle entered Ras Al Khaimah via the Emirates Road.

Police set up a team of officers to arrest the suspects. Investigators spotted the suspect's Dubai registered car on the Emirates Road heading to Ras Al Khaimah.

The suspect's plan was to chase the van and his accomplice, Y.K. who was in another car, would swerve in front of it and stop it. Everything went to plan and the two ordered the van's guard to step down saying they were police officers.

As the suspects were about to steal the gold, police surrounded them. J.Z. fled the scene after he managed to get to his car.

The police tried to follow him but abandoned the chase because it would have endangered other motorists. The court official said the second suspect would be arrested soon.