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Members of the public jumped in to restrain a man who allegedly took upskirt photographs at Dhoby Ghaut MRT station on Friday (May 15) night.<\/p>\n
According to videos circulating online, the man was seen sprinting down an escalator, brushing past another woman along the way.<\/p>\n
Someone can be heard shouting for the man to stop, accusing him of taking videos of a woman. Another person also accused the man of being a “pervert” in Mandarin.<\/p>\n
As the suspect ran through the crowd, several individuals begin to give chase, eventually restraining the man who had fallen to his knees.<\/p>\n
The man was later seen with his shirt torn open, the milk tea he had been carrying spilled on the station floor.<\/p>\n
A photograph of the incident shows a SBS Transit staff member speaking into a communications device with his hand on the man’s shoulder.<\/p>\n
Among those chasing the man was a woman who alleged that the man had been snapping pictures of her from Somerset MRT station, MS News reported.<\/p>\n
She had followed the suspect to Dhoby Ghaut alongside a man in orange who also helped restrain the suspect.<\/p>\n
When SBS Transit staff arrived at the scene, however, the accused denied having taken any upskirt photographs, telling staff to check his phone, local media reported.<\/p>\n
He was then escorted to the station’s office for his phone to be checked.<\/p>\n
Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the police said that they received a call for assistance at 11 Orchard Road around 10pm.<\/p>\n
A 30-year-old man sustained minor injuries but refused to be taken to hospital, the police added.<\/p>\n
He is assisting with investigations for intentional harassment. Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n
“Our staff responded to the incident where a man was on the ground with fellow commuters around him,” SBS Transit spokesperson Grace Wu told AsiaOne.<\/p>\n
“As it involved an alleged offence being committed, our staff contacted the police for assistance.”<\/p>\n
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