The Sharjah Police on Friday arrested a five-member Pakistani gang for alleged burglaries and theft in commercial outlets in Sharjah, read a report published on Khaleej Times.

The group comprising five Pakistanis allegedly carried out thefts in a number of shops and outlets in various areas in the Gulf state, local police said.

The police claimed that the gang members resisted the arrest while one of them had a knife, but police managed to arrest him.

A Criminal Investigation Department (CID) official said they received a number of complaints at various police stations that "some thieves had broken into their shops" and stole cash, goods and various valuable items.

The police managed to locate their apartment and identified the suspects through surveillance cameras before arresting them, as part of their ongoing investigation in response to the complaints.

All suspects have been referred to public prosecution.