SINGAPORE – A 30-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman have been arrested for their suspected involvement in obstruction of justice with common intention.
On March 5, the police said they received a report on March 4 from a man claiming that he had been the victim of theft in Queen Street.
The man said that an unknown person had stolen his bag containing jewellery, a mobile phone and $400 in cash, with the estimated value of the items totalling $21,668.
The police then deployed significant resources to investigate the alleged offence and to search for the thief because of the seriousness of the report.
The police discovered discrepancies in the man’s account during follow-up investigations.
