The man suspected of
trying to rob a pawn shop while wearing a pink turban is a Bangladesh national who overstayed, the police said on Thursday (Aug 2).
Sheikh Md Razan, 29, allegedly tried to rob the shop near Boon Lay MRT station last Saturday.
He later went to an HDB block in Jurong West and left his items in a backpack among potted plants outside a resident’s home. A few hours after the incident, the resident noticed the backpack and alerted the police.
This led the police to get a clearer picture of what the suspect looked like, the police said during a press conference on Thursday.
Razan, who was working as a construction worker previously, and had overstayed since December last year, was
arrested on Wednesday along Muscat Street at about 7pm.
Deputy Commissioner of Police and director of the Criminal Investigation Department Florence Chua said the suspect was surprised when he was caught.
The man who attempted to stage an armed robbery at a pawnshop near Boon Lay MRT Station stuttered when he spoke and “acted like a child”, according to the manager of the shop.