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Over a year after a restaurant worker resigned, he allegedly broke into the residence he once shared with his ex-colleagues and stole pieces of gold jewellery worth about $60,000.<\/p>\n
Deva Seelan Sati Veloo, a Malaysian national, is accused of committing theft at Block 107 Spottiswoode Park Road on March 28 this year, reported Shin Min Daily News.<\/p>\n
The 38-year-old was formerly employed at the popular eatery Outram Park Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh.<\/p>\n
Eatery boss Lin Fulai (transliteration), 44, told the Chinese publication that Deva had moved out of the Tanjong Pagar HDB flat when he left the job in December 2024.<\/p>\n
On March 28, two of his employees living in the rented flat realised their gold jewellery had gone missing.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Shin Min, employee Liew Kai Sin said his gold chain, bought after years of saving, was stolen.<\/p>\n
“There was no sign that the room had been ransacked. When the police asked if we suspected someone we knew, we thought it might have been Deva,” he said.<\/p>\n
According to court records, Deva has been in remand since April 25 and is expected to plead guilty at a hearing scheduled for Nov 10.<\/p>\n
A charge sheet stated that the man had allegedly committed housebreaking between 1.43pm and 2pm and stole four pieces of gold jewellery, including the necklace belonging to Liew valued at $30,500.<\/p>\n
The boss, Lin, shared that Deva worked at the eatery for about five years.<\/p>\n
Although hardworking, he told Shin Min that Deva had occasionally requested a salary advance of a few hundred dollars.<\/p>\n
Lin added that Deva had once taken two weeks’ leave to prepare for his newborn, then allegedly claimed his child had died and asked for another week’s leave.<\/p>\n
“The photo was obviously fake,” he said. “His baby was just born, but the child in the photo looked to be two or three years old. After I exposed him, he came back and resigned.”<\/p>\n
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