Indian tourist loses B27,000 to Pattaya pickpocketVaghela Rakesh Kumar Manubhai, second left, an Indian tourist, files a complaint with Pattaya police, saying a transvestite stole his wallet containing 27,000 baht in various currencies while riding on a mini-bus along the Pattaya beach road early on Tuesday morning. (Photo by Chaiyot Pupattanapong)CHON BURI: An Indian tourist lost his wallet and about 27,000 baht in cash to a transvestite pickpocket while on a minibus early Tuesday morning, police said. Accompanied by a group of Indian friends, Vaghela Rakesh Kumar Manubhai, 46, filed a complaint with Pattaya police about 4.30am. Speaking through an interpreter, the Indian man said he and his friends were walking on Pattaya beach and were approached by a transvestite who feigned friendship. At the mouth of Soi 13/3 on Pattaya beach road, the transvestite got off, saying he would go to his motorcycle.

Source: Bangkok Post January 28, 2020 03:33 UTC