Cairo Electricity Collector Arrested Over False Theft Report

Police in Cairo arrested an electricity company collector accused of falsely reporting that money he had collected from customers had been stolen.

The collector allegedly kept the electricity payments for himself before filing a police report claiming he had been robbed.

Investigators determined that the reported theft was fabricated and accused the employee of misappropriating the collection money.

The available details did not specify the amount involved, the electricity company’s name or whether the funds had been recovered.