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Mumbai. If suddenly money pours into your account from somewhere then you are advised not to spend it considering it as your own. Doing this can be very costly to you. Such an incident took place with an Indian in Dubai when Rs 1.28 crore was credited to his account by mistake. But he considered this amount as his own and spent some of this money on paying rent and other expenses. When he was asked to return, he flatly refused to do so. On this, the court sent him to jail for a month, besides court ordering him to pay the same amount as fine and to be deported on completion of the sentence.

Identity not disclosed

The identity of the man has not been disclosed and in a recent judgment the Dubai Criminal Court ordered him to pay the same amount as fine and to be deported after serving his sentence. In October 2021 in Dubai, UAE, a medical company mistakenly transferred Rs 1.28 crore to the account of this Indian. The company official told the court that he was sending money to one of his business customers, but the amount was mistakenly transferred to the account of the accused person. The Indian said that he told the court that he had received a notification about the money being transferred to his account but did not know where the money came from.

Prosecuted after he denied to return the money

This Indian citizen said that he was surprised when he got the information about the money in the account. From that I paid the rent and met other expenses. A company asked me to refund the money but I refused. I don't know whether the company is telling the truth or not. The accused refused to return the amount to the bank despite being aware that the amount had been transferred by mistake. After this, the company complained about this at the Al Rafah Police Station. Dubai's public prosecutor prosecuted him for illegally obtaining the amount. The bank account of the accused has been frozen. The accused has challenged the court's decision and his appeal is expected to be heard next month.