Dubai’s Al Rafa’a Police Station has recognised an Indian resident after he found Dh100,000 in a car park and handed it in immediately, leading to the money being returned to its owner within three hours.
Mohammad Ali Sherakal Mohi discovered the bundle of cash on the ground, photographed both the money and the exact location where he found it, then went directly to Al Rafa’a Police Station to hand it over and guide officers to the spot.
The money belonged to the owner of a private shipping company, who had withdrawn Dh200,000 from a bank and placed it in a paper envelope. Leaving in a hurry, he failed to seal the envelope properly. A bundle of Dh100,000 slipped out as he walked to his car, unnoticed.
Officers at the station traced the owner through an investigation and contacted him within three hours. He arrived to collect the money, reportedly unaware until that moment that he had dropped it. He thanked both Dubai Police and the young man who found it.
Colonel Ahmad Obaid bin Hudaiba, director of Al Rafa’a Police Station, received Mohi at the station alongside his deputy Colonel Saleh Hassan Al Marzouqi and Captain Ali Haji Al Balushi, head of the customer happiness division. The station formally honoured Mohi at the ceremony.
Colonel bin Hudaiba said Dubai Police makes a point of recognising community members who demonstrate honesty by returning found items to police stations so they can be returned to their owners, calling it a reflection of the security and safety that defines life in the UAE.
