Indian tourists lied that their jewellery was stolen by 'ladyboy' thieves in Pattaya

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Indian Tourists Lied That Their Jewellery Was Stolen By ’Lady-Boy’ Thieves


Police Lieutenant Colonel Chuangchot Mongkholthanayuth, (an investigation officer at Pattaya City Police Station), was notified by two Indian tourists, that their fine gold necklaces and lockets, which were valued at approximated 1-million THB (Thai baht), were stolen by Pattaya ‘lady-boys,’ so the police investigation team investigated these serious allegations.

PATTAYA – October 28, 2013 [PDN]; One Indian tourist named Mr. Sushil Eumar, aged 57-years old, together with his Indian friend, told the police that while they were walking near Pattaya Beach, 3-‘lady-boys’, walked up and closely besieged them, dispossessing the Indians of their valuable ornaments which were fine gold necklaces (22 karats) and lockets, which they stated as having. a value of approximated 1-million THB (Thai baht).

The police revealed that after the initial investigation, they became very suspicious, due to the fact that the value of the lost jewellery was unlikely to be 1-million THB (over US.$300.000). Then the police let the tourists view photographs of local ‘lady-boys’ in their criminal history file, but they didn’t recognise anyone.

Therefore the police investigation team questioned them very seriously again, until both of them confessed that they didn’t know where they had lost their fine gold necklaces and lockets. Furthermore the two tourists admitted that there were no ‘lady-boys’ involved in this case, so initially, the police have released them on a daily notification bond, pending the collection of further evidence.

No doubt the police would be wondering if the stolen items really did exist and why anyone would be strolling around with such expensive jewellery.

Source: http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2013/10/28/indian-tourists-lied-that-their-jewellery-was-stolen-by-lady-boy-thieves/

-- Pattaya Daily News 2013-10-28

[barrybankruad]

I'll bet a pound to a pinch of 'you know what' that they had taken out insurance.

[laurentbkk]

oh well a good slaps for those who were bashing the ladyboys lately ....

[tingtongfarang]

Must be some of them there quality tourists TAT keep talking about.

Edited October 28, 2013 by tingtongfarang

[Songhua]

Liar, liar, pants on fire.

[hanno]

Indians in Pattaya wearing jewelry to the tune of USD 30,000 (not $ 300.00 as the article says)? When usually they are so cheap that 3 of them share one bed with 3 ladyboys? Right!

[Totster]

Those bastards ! Giving ladyboys a bad name..

totster

[lee b]

What gold, there never was any to start with ! Should be done for wasting police time.

[aothai]

If you have lived and worked in India, then a comment is superfluous

[pcliff069]

Indians in Pattaya wearing jewelry to the tune of USD 30,000 (not $ 300.00 as the article says)? When usually they are so cheap that 3 of them share one bed with 3 ladyboys? Right!

The article is from Pattaya Daily news

I'm not sure any comment was required on either it's accuracy or journalistic skills.

[petercool]

It is actually a crime to make false statement to police so I am surprised they weren't arrested and/or fined for that.

[khunPer]

»...the value of the lost jewellery was unlikely to be 1-million THB (over US.$300.000).«
Eh – 30 x 300,000 = 9 million bath, just right out of my head, and an electronic calculater may confirm that.

[hanno]

»...the value of the lost jewellery was unlikely to be 1-million THB (over US.$300.000).«

Eh – 30 x 300,000 = 9 million bath, just right out of my head, and an electronic calculater may confirm that.

Opps! I meant 30,000, typo. OK, actually 33,000. Still hell of a lot of money.

[harrycallahan]

They'll need to be more elaborate than that: drug themselves and have anal sex with each other. Crime wasn't meant to be easy.

[technologybytes]

The trouble is that the media stereotype of a Ladyboy is so negative that it's easy for people to believe any story that involves a Ladyboy being a thief.

This stereotype is factually incorrect. Ladyboys are not more likely to be thieves.. if you find that statement hard to accept then I suggest that your experience of ladyboys is limited only to a few examples that hang around beach road or 2nd road Pattaya or some touristy areas in Bangkok.

Of course there are criminal Ladyboys, but the vast majority are decent and honest people who just want a chance to get on with their lives and be treated with respect.

[brit1984]

how bizarre... did they think the police would provide them with compensation?...

[palace15]

Indians not telling the truth? no way!!

[sirchai]

Therefore the police investigation team questioned them very seriously again, until both of them confessed that they didn’t know where they had lost their fine gold necklaces and lockets. Furthermore the two tourists admitted that there were no ‘lady-boys’ involved in this case, so initially, the police have released them on a daily notification bond, pending the collection of further evidence.

No doubt the police would be wondering if the stolen items really did exist and why anyone would be strolling around with such expensive jewellery.

[Barabbas]

Mommy-dear, if I were the police I'd be mighty pished off finding out that all that paperwork was for nothing... And, yes, book the basturds!

[sirchai]

The trouble is that the media stereotype of a Ladyboy is so negative that it's easy for people to believe any story that involves a Ladyboy being a thief.

This stereotype is factually incorrect. Ladyboys are not more likely to be thieves.. if you find that statement hard to accept then I suggest that your experience of ladyboys is limited only to a few examples that hang around beach road or 2nd road Pattaya or some touristy areas in Bangkok.

Of course there are criminal Ladyboys, but the vast majority are decent and honest people who just want a chance to get on with their lives and be treated with respect.

Most of them speak a better English than Inidish people speak. Time for the Indians to fly back home on their carpets and brooms.-

Edited October 28, 2013 by sirchai

[chrisrazz]

The Pair were "very seriously questioned". I wonder what that entailed!

[nachiket]

Maybe Indians are giving false statement.

According to Indian customs, if someone is leaving country with this huge amount of gold jewelry, they has to declare it on airport before leaving India.

On the other hand, assume they purchased it here in Thailand, than it's impossible to carry that amount of gold back to India as man are allowed to carry only 10 grams of gold provided their stay in a foreign country should exceeds 3 days.

In any condition, that amount of gold will be confiscated in India.

Edited October 28, 2013 by nachiket

[JoeThePoster]

Truth should only out when all other avenues fail.

[frank0424]

how bizarre... did they think the police would provide them with compensation?...

Probably not, but they thought their insurance company would.

[Regyai]

The usual threaten then with a bar of soap I'd guess

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[rascalman]

Sad that they resorted in doing this crime, blaming the ass bandits. Although they do their share of crime. I just will not go down there at all, to much crime.

Should start deporting once proven or not!

[sawadeeken]

I have heard of a number of false police reports made so tourists would then return home and file loss claims with their personal or travel insurance. The insurance companies require some 'proof of loss' and a police report is the best.

Seems I heard in Pattaya a number of years ago that the Police were so over run with this kind of report that they issued a public warning that false claim filers would be prosecuted.

[Skint]

They should have just paid for the statement and left the station, Noobs.

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[Andre0720]

I wonder where the Thai police got their expertise at finding out when people are just plain liars...

I wonder...

[brit1984]

ok... i guess they got a free hotel room for the week after they told the manager there was a cockroach in the room, they had a few free lunches after pretending to find fingernails in the soup, they got a free spa after saying they are editors for a lifestyle magazine, they nicked a few paper cups from 7-11, and they got free 5ex after refusing to pay the hooker ladyboys in the morning... so they wasted a few hours with one trick that didn't quite work out but i'm sure they still had a great time in thailand and will be back next year... with more friends