Emirates Islamic Bank collector accused of embezzlement

The collector is accused of fraudulently obtaining more than Dh10,000 by forging bank documents.

DUBAI // A collector at Emirates Islamic Bank is accused of abusing his position and embezzling more than Dh10,000.

Prosecutors told Dubai Criminal Court on Sunday that between September 5 and September 18 last year, Indian M A, 23, was assigned to collect the debts from bank clients and deposit them into the bank’s account.

M A is accused of forging an electronic document in which he stated that he had deposited the amount in the bank’s account, then saved it in the bank’s system. He then fraudulently obtained Dh10,617 by depositing the amount into his colleague’s account.

M A was charged with forgery, use of a forged document and fraudulently obtaining Dh10,617.

He was not present in court to enter a plea.

His accomplice, Pakistani M A A, 31, denied a charge of aiding and abetting.

Egyptian S A, 32, administrative supervisor at the collection department at the Emirates Islamic Bank, testified that on September 30 last year, an audit showed that Dh10,617 was missing from the bank’s account.

“The money missing was from the amounts that M A collects from debtors. When I asked him about the missing amount he said he could not remember and would get back to me on the subject, but then he submitted a leave application claiming that he wanted to go to perform Umrah because he had converted to Islam,” S A said.

She added that M A left his bank ID at the reception, never returning to work nor answering calls from the bank.

The bank filed a report against M A and M A A at the Qusais police station after conducting an internal investigation. The next hearing will be on June 18.