Mahesh Vaijinath Mote was identified after the footage of a security camera showed that at 2.15 am on November 4, he walked into the lounge and sat on a chair behind the Egyptian, the Bangkok Post reported.
When the Egyptian fell asleep, Mote searched his luggage and took an amount of cash from a small bag. He then replaced the bag on the trolley before walking away, the paper quoted police as saying.
He then hailed a taxi to take him to a hotel in Silom area.
The police found USD 1,600, 1,560 Dirhams and 12,500 baht in Mote's possession, it said.
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Mote first denied he had stolen the money from the Egyptian, but confessed to the theft charges when shown the security camera footage, the .
He said he had travelled to Thailand on seven occasions. Most recently, he stayed until September when his tourist visa expired and he ran out of money for daily expenses and the hotel bills.
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