Transit passenger arrested in Abu Dhabi for unpaid UAE bank dues
Good move by the authorities. A warning to others.
The passenger, Abdul Raheem, 40, earlier worked in the UAE and left the country without allegedly clearing his dues.
Raheem, an Indian newspaper delivery driver in Saudi Arabia, was on his annual vacation from Jeddah to the Nedumbassery International Airport, Kerala, on September 1, 2015, when he was detained at the Abu Dhabi airport by the police.
Raheem has already spent more than two weeks in the UAE and is out on bail after pledging his passport.
Speaking to Emirates 24|7 he says: “I was travelling on an Etihad Airways flight from Jeddah to Kochi on September 1, 2015.
“When the plane reached Abu Dhabi, a CID officer came to the aircraft, called out my name inside the plane and took me out.
“He told me I have unpaid loans and credit cards and that I cannot leave without clearing the dues.”
He says that now he realises that it was a mistake to leave the UAE without clearing the dues.
Raheem has approached the legal cell of the Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC) and his brother who works in Al Ain for help.
According to an Indian social worker with the KMCC, the legal cell has begun receiving such cases, where transit passengers with pending loans or credit card payments to UAE banks, have been held up here.
“Many people think it is easy to take loans and credit cards and leave the country without clearing the dues. “They are taking a big risk. In this case, the victim is stranded here for 16 days and he has no means to make the payment.
“It is better to clear your dues and then leave the country,” said Advocate Sajid Aboobaker of Hani Al Jasmi Advocates, handling the Abdul Raheem case.
“Any blacklisted person for loans or credit card default can be detained even after clearing immigration and boarding the plane.”
The time is over ........... ........................
The time is over ........... ........................
Ata, He might have edited it ........... who knows ............ ...... there was an M ........... after 1.75 ... let him come back with the truth within 24 hours ....... or 1.75M will be considered the right money ........... ........... we will see the justice by tomorrow ......... provided non of us sms / call / mail to him ..................... ........
Bankers are careless but the innocent poor souls are made scapegoats & disturbed without their mistake in original ............. ................................
MM: 'MM, I will give you QRS.1.75DHS - please leave QL ! :)'.....this is rizks's comment....on all three browsers on my laptop :-) He really wants to pay you that much lol, you're in denial haha...
Same way if you give away one million Rupees to a middle income working fellow he will donate 25 % on the first day, 25 % will go to the celebrations / his work days loss , 25 % for the gifts to the married sisters of his father , 20 % for repaying a portion of his debt ....... he may be left with only 50,000 Rs. within three months plus his wife will fight with him for being so kind suddenly . Now compare it with a rich businessman ...... if he finds same amount of money ......... even his wife & girlfriends won't know about that ....... he will go the bar & drink with a starnger & come back after spending only 5,000 Rs ... saving a neat 9,95,000 Rs. ............ ............ I mean to say give money to somebody after through check if he is able to handle it & use properly ............ Bankers fail miserably in it ...........
Ata Bro, A house wife knows ..... she won't give any glass / crockery / knife for playing to her kids ..... the reason is simple she counts & weighs the kids capacity and for the safety she will let the child cry but never allow her / him to get hurt , this is okay till now ..... then consider the same kid goes to her Mousy's home ..... tell me would the Mousy { Auntie } give a knife to the kid for playing ? Same way a kid is a kid , we all have to protect the kid
Ata, Actually Rizk's figure is 1.75M Riyals ...... { M = One million Riyals } ....... Check your system ..... change to google crome to confirm it ..........
MM: I see its tough to convince you haha...but yes lets not argue about it we're friends and you most definitely should not leave for 1.75 rials lol...how could rizks even think that price would get you off ql?
Thanks all for going through the recent history ..................
Catching one poor man like Abdul Raheem is so easy .............
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Lehman Brothers went bankrupt. Merrill Lynch, AIG, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bradford & Bingley, Fortis, Hypo and Alliance & Leicester all came within a whisker of doing so and had to be rescued.
Western leaders, who for years boasted about the self-evident benefits of light-touch regulation, had to sink trillions of dollars to prevent the world bank system collapsing.
The five biggest banks to fail since 2008 are: Washington Mutual, based in Seattle, September 2008, $307 billion in assets; IndyMac Bank, Pasadena, Calif., July 2008, $32 billion; Colonial Bank, Montgomery, Ala., August 2009, $25 billion; Guaranty Bank, Austin, Texas, August 2009, $13 billion; and BankUnited, Coral Gables, Fla., May 2009, $12.8 billion.
We should not forget those THOUSANDS of banks / financial institues drowned in US & Europe in 2008 & 2009 ................ Who was responsible ............ ? Lenders or borrowers ? ......... That happens when bankers distribute easy money freely ...................... .....................
Zack , It is interesting , we all know the sequence of dumping a heavy burden of debt on an unsuspecting new expat in so many cases ..... ...... even the bankers tell people to run away after withdrawing the cash ....... ........................
Ata Bhai, Very nice words , it will definitely open the eyes of bankers who are spoiling the person who has made a mistake to listen a call on his mobile and get trapped for life ........... they establish the so called relationship just to mislead a gentleman off his feet ........... wish you joys my pal ..........
Risz Bhai, Leave QL for 1.75 Riyals ? Even if you give me poison I am not going to leave QL .............
Good move, let him pay for his mistake. No one should run from their debts and thinking that they can get away with it.
MM: Buddy you are making no sense i'm sorry...banks are predatory sharks i agree, but the guy is an adult, sane and had the choice to say no to the loan offer...i'm presuming you're muslim and our religion has spoken in depth about the evils of debt. Did you know that a dead muslim's reckoning is kept pending until his debts are cleared? One should always notify friends or family so they can clear your debt in case you die in a state of being in debt. Even religion aside, its a simple concept, do not spend what you do not have. People who deliberately run from a country like this are criminals in any law. Nothing you say can justify it and the guy is reaping what he sowed, sorry.
MM, I will give you QRS.1.75DHS - please leave QL ! :)
When bankers scatter free money on the pavements they actually disrespect hardwork ......... they incite honest people to stop working with their hands & do clever planning with their minds ................ ..... Tue, 15.11.2015, 11.00 hrs
Brit my bro , When we know that we should not accept a cup of water from a stranger then how come bankers are able to stuff free money in the pockets of people who are just walking on the pavement ? .......... ..... ..... Tue, 15.11.2015, 10.33 hrs
Rizk, You are correct .......... when you want to spoil a guy give him easy & free money ........ you will see the guy leaving the right path very soon ..................... ....... Tue, 15.11.2015, 10.29 hrs
Brit, Bankers must be fined for failing to choose a right customer who was not fit for giving loan , it's a bank failure who burdened a guy with that unbearable load & made him to collaps at AD airport & wasting the authorities' valuable time ............ his honour had a beating too .......... ...... Tue, 15.11.2015, 10.25 hrs
Brit, You know already how the Relationship is established just to honey-trap a simple guy in a foreign land by calling them at odd hours of the night ............... .......
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Why the bankers / relationship executives target an innocent person who minds his own business by showing him dreams with eyesopen ?
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An honest person with his job will never think about the loan untill bankers relationship executives spot & target him ? ............. Tue, 15.11.2015, 10.14 hrs
".... disturbing a decent fellow .." . If he was decent, he would not have run without paying what he owed. As for insurance, remember that the premiums come out of the pockets of the customers.
Osec, Be kind with the victim. It may be a trap ... who knows he was choosen by the bankers as a soft target and forced to take the loan with juicy benefits ................ by the sales relationship fellows .......... Tue, 15.11.2015, 09.48 hrs
Brit / Rizk ... Everybody expects a gentlemanly deal but greed for a few thousand Dirhams is spoiling the flavour of the life , bank can find a solution with their insurers without disturbing a decent fellow who is on the way to meet his family who was waiting at the arrival airports , What is important ... a family's feeling or a few thousands Dirhams ? .......... Who is responsible for harming the emotions of the family members of this poor soul ? ................... ......... Tue, 15.11.2015, 09.44 hrs
britey, I think its ok for MM coz he is planning to do something like this in future ! :)
MM: So you're saying that its ok to take money and run without repaying..
He could have make arrangement to pay back the money since he has started working in another country, that shows he deliberately abscond with bank loan. As many that still plan to do the same if the authority did not get you, your conscience will make you restless till you pay back with double interest.
How on earth will you take a loan and think you will get away with it, other people's sweat, even if the next day is his wedding he must pay every last before his release, that is an act of wickedness.
My feelings for the victim ................... ........................ ............... Tue, 15.11.2015, 08.08 hrs
This is not fair at all , you gave money in the bank & asking back in a plane ............. ! ...... 2ndly banks lend the money which is already borrowed from other people like you & me ................ ........ Tue, 15.11.2015, 08.05 hrs
Is it okay to ask for back money when somebody is travelling peacefully ? ......................Tue, 15.11.2015, 07.50 hrs
Unfortunate guy , his leave plans are messed up .......... hope he is able fly out as soon as possible ........... Banks need to ensure first if the person would be able to return their money in time. Banks need to be questioned in the cases like these ..... bankers mislead innocent souls like Abdul Raheem. ................ Tue, 15.11.2015, 07.40 hrs