Muscat-based residents recount mugging incident in Georgia

Muscat-based residents recount mugging incident in Georgia

Muscat: The time of holidays and festive season is just coming to an end. While many travellers arrived to enjoy the beauty of the Sultanate of Oman, quite a few of Omani citizens and residents travelled outside the country.

One of the popular destinations for Omani citizens and GCC residents in recent times has been Georgia due to its beauty, visa-on-arrival option and attractive air travel offers.

While the majority of travellers have returned with fond memories, a few of them had a different tale to share as they experienced their worst holidays in Georgia with a Muscat-based family mugged and harassed by local gangs.

The family’s decision to travel to the Caucasian country in a group was to have a nice holiday after a long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The family and friends, who requested their names to be withheld, narrated the forgettable incident and warned travellers to be cautious and careful. Shaken to the core, the family said that the most surprising part was getting robbed by a street gang of youngsters.

Narrating the incident, the victim’s wife, who works for an IT company, said: “We were travelling to Georgia for the first time though we had friends in the group