Man arrested for stealing electric cables

Muscat: Police have arrested an expat for stealing electric cables from houses under construction in the North Sharqiyah Governorate, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) have announced.

ROP officials said in a statement online: "The police station of North Al Sharqiyah arrested a person of Asian nationality on charges of stealing a set of electric cables from houses under construction on Wilayat of Al Mudhaibi at Samad Al Shan area."