Sharjah: A 22-year-old employee of a local money exchange firm was allegedly stabbed five times by workers in a bid to rob him of a bag containing money, according to police.
The incident involving five Pakistani suspects happened on Sunday afternoon at the premises of their company in the Al Saja'a area in Sharjah. The injured victim foiled the robbery attempt as he did not lose grip on the bag. The police arrested two of the suspects with the help of other workers in the labour accommodation, while the hunt is on for three others who fled the scene.
The victim was taken to Al Qasimi Hospital for treatment.
"One of the suspects tried to snatch my hand bag with Dh120,000," Mohammad R, the Indian victim, told Gulf News from his hospital bed.
He said, he went with the company driver to Al Saja'a Industrial Area to hand over the salaries of the workers of a construction company, a service his company offers its business clients.
Heavy bleeding
"The ... suspects stabbed the victim severely to steal his hand bag which contained the salaries of the company's labourers," eyewitnesses told police.
One of the suspects stabbed the victim in the back while the other three stabbed him in the chest, and fifth suspect tried to snatch the bag from him, eyewitnesses said.
Other workers in the site who were waiting to get their salaries intervened and rescued the victim who was bleeding profusely, the eyewitnesses added.
Dr Marwan Mudhafr Al Eidrisi, a surgeon who received the victim told Gulf News that the victim was bleeding and his condition was serious when he was brought to the hospital.
"The victim was admitted in the ICU, his wounds were stitched and his condition stabilised on the second day of the incident," Dr Al Eidrisi said.
The doctor said the patient would be discharged in a few days. An employee at the money exchange company said the incident was the first of its kind involving an employee.
