If you have seen any Singaporean dramas before, you would know that the ah long debt collectors and their cronies have a few tactics that they use alternately when trying to intimidate their debtors.
These tactics include pouring red paint on the front door of their debtors’ houses, visiting their debtors’ families to cause a commotion and purposely damaging goods such as their debtors’ cars and shops (if they are business owners).
These things may seem dramatised, as they commonly appear in dramas. Unfortunately, they also happen in real life, as displayed by this viral video on social media.
Entering and setting fire
The CCTV footage shows the suspect entering the restaurant, aggressively pouring oil onto the floor near the counter, and then setting it on fire.
Terrified for their lives, the 7 patrons occupying the shop scrambled outside.
One man, who seemed to be the shop owner, lingered outside the shop as the suspect finally lit a fire, throwing it on the floor. The counter went up in flames.
Outside, the man tried to stop the suspect, who attempted to slam a chair onto the assaulter.
Getting arrested
According to the official press release by the police, the man not only set fire to the counter of a restaurant, but also damaged a car with a sickle.
Rompin District Police Chief, Deputy Superintendent Mohd. Azahari Mukhtar said the 35-year-old suspect was arrested at a house in Perumahan Banjir at about 5pm last Friday.
“The suspect has been remanded until July 20, and the case is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code for property treason,” he said.
He also added that the “suspect who is suffering from Bipolar Disorder is being investigated under Section 15 (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 because he tested positive for drugs.”
Watch the full video below:
Lelaki bakar kedai dan rosakkan kereta ditahan, positif dadahABDUL RASHID ABDUL RAHMAN18 Julai 2022, 2:57 pmROMPIN – Tindakan seorang lelaki yang bertindak membakar kaunter sebuah kedai makan dan merosakkan sebuah kereta menggunakan sabit membawa padah apabila ditahan pihak polis.Ketua Polis Daerah Rompin, Deputi Superintendan Mohd. Azahari Mukhtar berkata, suspek yang berumur 35 tahun ditahan di sebuah rumah di Perumahan Banjir di sini kira-kira pukul 5 petang Jumaat lalu.“Suspek ditahan reman sehingga 20 Julai ini dan kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 427 Kanun Keseksaan kerana khianat harta benda.“Suspek yang menghidapi penyakit Bipolar Disorders juga disiasat di bawah Seksyen 15 (1) (a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 kerana didapati positif dadah,”katanya di sini hari ini.Menurut Mohd. Azahari dalam kejadian pada 15 Julai lalu suspek dilaporkan datang ke sebuah kedai makan di Bukit Serdang di sini dan membakar kaunter pembayaran kedai tersebut.Berdasarkan rakaman kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) suspek kelihatan meluru masuk ke kedai berkenaan dan mencurahkan minyak sebelum membakar kaunter pembayaran itu.Katanya, sebelum itu pada 14 Julai, suspek juga telah merosakkan kenderaan menggunakan sebilah sabit di Balai Cukai Balak Hutan du Jalan Selendang-Berabong di sini – KOSMO! ONLINE
Posted by Kelab Info Malaysia on Monday, July 18, 2022
That must have been scary for the patrons!
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