Door of Bukit Merah flat splashed with yellow paint, man arrested for loanshark harassment on same day
A 32-year-old man was arrested after the main door of a Jalan Bukit Merah flat was splashed with yellow paint.
The police were alerted to the case of loanshark harassment on Jan 15.
Through follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from police cameras, officers from Clementi Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on the same day.
A can of yellow paint was seized as case exhibit.
The man will be charged in court on Jan 16 under the Moneylenders Act 2008.
For first-time offenders, the offence of loanshark harassment carries a fine between $5,000 and $50,000, with imprisonment of up to five years, and caning of up to six strokes.
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