Iranian man arrested and imprisoned for stealing electronics from a Famagusta dorm

An Iranian accused of selling electronic goods stolen from dormitories in Famagusta has been sent to prison until his trial.

The suspect identified as Amirtarokh Vatikani, who was arrested on April 10 and detained for 10 days until April 20 was accused of stealing electronic devices and accessories at different dates from 3 different rooms of a student's apartment in Gazimağusa.

According to police report, the suspect allegedly committed the crimes on April, 1, 3 and 8, 2018 and is said to have broken into the student dorms at night.

The suspect reportedly stole 2 laptop, a power bank, two chargers and $400 cash after gaining entrance into the dorm. He sold the computers for a total of 620TL police report claims.

Police also accused the suspect of fraudulent use of money between April, 3 and 5, 2018 which it said is a criminal offense.

The suspect who is not a registered student with any university in the country did not accept the charges brought against him.

He was sent to the central prison as an unconstitutional prisoner not more than 45 days before trial will start.