Man with 500,000 KWD in bank account held for begging in Kuwait

Dubai

An expat, having 500,000 Kuwaiti Dinar in his bank account, has been arrested by Kuwait police for allegedly begging.

He was held near a mosque in capital Kuwait City and was remanded in custody.

"Servicemen were patrolling the area when they saw a man standing near a mosque and begging for money, telling worshipers that he badly needed cash and that he had no home," security sources told to a local newspaper.

"He was immediately arrested as he was breaking the law and was taken to Al Ahmadi police station where an investigation found that he had a bank account in a local bank worth more than 500,000 Kuwaiti Dinar," the sources added.