[Reader-list] Article from yesterday's Khaleej Times, Dubai (begging, street vendors etc)

[Rana Dasgupta]

POLICE TO KEEP STRICT VIGIL ON BEGGARS DURING RAMADAN

DUBAI: Police officials will keep a strict vigil on
beggars, whose numbers are expected to increase during
the holy month of Ramadan.

"With Ramadan round the corner, the number of beggars
will be on the rise and we are making preparations to
curb violations of rules which prohibit begging,"
Brigadier Sharafudeen Hussein, Assisant Commander of
Dubai Police for Criminal Investigation Affairs, said.
 According to him continuous raids, particularly on
roaming vendors, beggars and infiltrators will help
reduce the crime rate that has averaged between 4 and
5 per cent during the last nine months.

During the period, the total number of violators was
14,686, including 983 labour cases varying between
absconding and illegal residence.  The violators
comprised 305 Pakistanis, 344 Indians, 295
Bangladeshis and 39 of other nationalities.

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