Iranian boxer allegedly steals over 20 million baht assets from Burmese woman in Bangkok

A Burmese woman filed a complaint against an Iranian boxer accusing him of stealing more than 20 million baht from her condominium in Bangkok before fleeing Thailand.

The victim’s brother accompanied his 25 year old younger sister, Nang Mwe Hlaing, to file the complaint at Phra Khanong Police Station yesterday, December 4. The brother revealed that the Iranian man, 21 year old Maleki Behnam, had been dating his sister for about five months before committing the theft at the condo on Soi Sukhumvit 50 in Bangkok on December 3.

The Burmese man explained that her sister was stressed and attempted suicide because all her family’s assets had been given to her for her university studies in Bangkok and her investment in a restaurant.

During their relationship, the couple stayed together at the condo and the victim trusted her Iranian boyfriend and gave him the passwords to all the safe boxes in her room.

The brother explained that Behnam asked his sister to eat yoghurt, which put her to sleep from 9pm on December 3 to 10am on December 4. She woke up to find her belongings missing, including two mobile phones, a tablet, a Rolex watch worth 600,000 baht, a designer bag, a condo keycard, 410,000 baht in cash and cryptocurrency worth about 20 million baht.

The victim’s brother believed Behnam drugged his sister to steal her assets and was waiting for a medical examination to confirm his suspicions.

According to the brother, Behnam left two mobile phones in the canal near the condo, as indicated by the tracking system. He visited the boxing gym where Behnam trained and learned that he had also left Thailand on December 4.

Officers at Phra Khanong Police Station reported that volunteer divers managed to find a phone, an iPhone 14, in the canal yesterday, December 5. Officers planned to coordinate with Interpol to summon Behnam for further questioning and legal proceedings in Thailand. The destination of Behnam’s trip has not been disclosed by the police.