Police investigating 20-year-old man for lodging false robbery report
Published on May 16, 2014 8:45 PM
By Walter Sim
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A 20-year-old man is under investigation for making a false police report on Thursday, alleging that he had been robbed near Jurong East Avenue 1.
He had called 999 at 6.50am, claiming that he had been assaulted by three unknown men who fled after taking his money and mobile phone, said the police in a statement on Friday.
While ground officers conducted an extensive search to locate and nab the culprits, police also interviewed the man who had lodged the report.
During the process, they discovered several inconsistencies in the information he provided.
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