RIYADH: Police arrested four more people in connection with the mugging of two expatriates, the video of which went viral in India. The police had earlier arrested two Yemenis.
Based on information broadcast on an Indian television channel last week, Riyadh police arrested two Yemenis who mugged the two expatriates and robbed them of their belongings.
The Indian TV channel and social media highlighted the daylight robbery which occurred in the city center of Batha when two Yemenis came on a scooter and sped away after snatching the belongings of two expatriates who were standing on the pavement.
A CCTV camera in a neighboring complex captured the robbery and the video clip went viral throughout the Kingdom and in India.
The video clip clearly shows that the two robbers came on a motorbike, got off the bike and attacked the two victims standing on the road, snatching their wallets and mobile phones. They then got back on the bike and fled the scene.
One of the victims unsuccessfully resisted the robbers, while the other simply gave in out of fear.
Riyadh police spokesman Col. Fawaz bin Jameel Al-Maiman said that the robbers used what appeared to be knives to intimidate the two victims.
Al-Maiman said while pursuing further investigations on the matter, it was revealed that four more people were involved in the gang and they had agreed to share the loot equally among the six members of the group.
The four people were arrested in Al-Qassim in search operations conducted by the police, Al-Maiman said. According to police, the four, who were also Yemenis, had fled the capital to Al-Qassim fearing arrest.
Al-Maiman said that even with the limited information available, his team of invesigators was able to apprehend a 30-year-old Yemeni on suspicion, who later confessed to the robbery with another man. They had agreed to share the loot from their operations.
On completion of inquiry, police will produce the suspects in court for sentencing.
