Two Indians awarded for honesty in UAE

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Press Trust of India Dubai
Last Updated : Feb 19 2014 | 9:26 PM IST
Two Indians have been awarded by the UAE government in recognition of their honesty after they returned over 60,000 dirhams which they found on a street to police.
UAE's Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan awarded Biju Krishna Kumar Pillai Vijayan and Sony Thomas at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi for their honesty.
Vijayan and Thomas found 60,000 dirhams (USD 16,335) in one of Al Khalidiya streets and handed it over to the police station to return the sum to its owners, Gulf News reported today without mentioning when the duo found the money.
The ceremony was attended top UAE officials.
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First Published: Feb 19 2014 | 9:26 PM IST

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