The police are investigating a 33-year-old man for allegedly providing false information to a public servant.
On 18 July 2020 at about 3.50am, the police were alerted to a case where the man claimed that his residential unit along Ubi Avenue 1 was robbed and he was subsequently slashed by an unknown person.
During the course of investigations, officers from Bedok Police Division detected several inconsistencies in the man’s account. Preliminary investigations revealed that the man was believed to have provided false information to the police and was not a victim of the reported crimes.
Investigations against the man are ongoing. The offence of giving any information which he or she knows to be false to a public servant carries an imprisonment term which may extend to one year, a fine which may extend to $5,000, or both.
The police would like to remind members of the public that police resources could have been put to better use in dealing with real crimes and emergencies than investigating into false reports or false information. Those who lodge false police reports or provide false information will face serious consequences under the law.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
18 July 2020 @ 10:05 PM