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Man behind mystery van arrested
by Ng Jing Yng 05:55 AM Jan 17, 2011
SINGAPORE - A Singaporean believed to be mentally unsound has been arrested in connection with the case of the van abandoned outside the Singapore Islamic Hub (picture).
Police told MediaCorp yesterday that the 49-year-old man of Pakistani descent has been referred to the Institute of Mental Health for psychiatric evaluation.
The van had been spray-painted with offensive words but police said the man's actions are not believed to be racially motivated.
In reply to media queries, the police confirmed they caught the suspect on Saturday evening in Bedok North. He was alone in a shop and apparently did little to resist arrest.
The man is alleged to have driven the white van to the headquarters of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) on Friday, parked the vehicle - which does not belong to MUIS - and fled on foot.
There were red scrawls on its left, right and rear panels, including the word "mati" ("die" in Malay) on the back of the vehicle.
A MUIS spokesman had said they called the police because of the expletives on the van, which was left within 10m of its gate leading out to Braddell Road.
Police investigations are ongoing
Man behind mystery van arrested
by Ng Jing Yng 05:55 AM Jan 17, 2011
SINGAPORE - A Singaporean believed to be mentally unsound has been arrested in connection with the case of the van abandoned outside the Singapore Islamic Hub (picture).
Police told MediaCorp yesterday that the 49-year-old man of Pakistani descent has been referred to the Institute of Mental Health for psychiatric evaluation.
The van had been spray-painted with offensive words but police said the man's actions are not believed to be racially motivated.
In reply to media queries, the police confirmed they caught the suspect on Saturday evening in Bedok North. He was alone in a shop and apparently did little to resist arrest.
The man is alleged to have driven the white van to the headquarters of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) on Friday, parked the vehicle - which does not belong to MUIS - and fled on foot.
There were red scrawls on its left, right and rear panels, including the word "mati" ("die" in Malay) on the back of the vehicle.
A MUIS spokesman had said they called the police because of the expletives on the van, which was left within 10m of its gate leading out to Braddell Road.
Police investigations are ongoing
