A total of 159 beggars have been arrested in Abu Dhabi as part of a major crackdown on the illegal practice.
Police said the arrests were made between November 6 to December 12.
The authority has urged the public not to show sympathy to such individuals, and instead, donate to official charities.
It has also called on people to report beggars by calling 999.
കുറ്റകൃത്യം തടയുന്നതിനും ക്രിമിനൽ നീതിക്കുമായുള്ള പതിനഞ്ചാമത് ഐക്യരാഷ്ട്രസഭാ സമ്മേളനത്തിന് യു എ ഇ ആതിഥ്യം വഹിക്കും
ഉയർന്നുവരുന്നതും അതിർത്തി കടന്നുള്ളതുമായ കുറ്റകൃത്യങ്ങളെ നേരിടുന്നതിനായി വിവിധ സർക്കാരുകളെയും നീതിന്യായ വിദഗ്ധരെയും ഒരുമിപ്പിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്, അബുദാബിയിൽ 'കുറ്റകൃത്യം തടയുന്നതിനും ക്രിമിനൽ നീതിക്കുമായുള്ള പതിനഞ്ചാമത് ഐക്യരാഷ്ട്രസഭാ സമ്മേളനം' (United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice) ആതിഥേയത്വം വഹിക്കാൻ യുഎഇ തയ്യാറെടുക്കുന്നു.
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