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Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter

An Asian gang of nine was arrested and referred to criminal court for stealing electric cables and brutally assaulting the security guard at a construction site in Dubai.

Official records indicate that the gang entered the site at around 3:00am and brutally assaulted the security guard.

After that, they tied up the security guard with tape and stole his wallet, phone and Dhs120.

Before fleeing they also took away electric cables worth Dhs2,000 with them.

Police identified the culprits with the help of surveillance cameras and successfully apprehended the gang.