PUBLISHED ONSeptember 09, 2026 12:00 AMBYSean LerA 21-year-old Malaysian man was arrested on Monday (Sept 7) for allegedly setting fire to a Jurong East flat in a case of loanshark harassment.
Police said on Tuesday evening that the alleged crime happened at about 6.40pm on Sunday.
Officers from Clementi Police Division, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Police Operations Command Centre established the man's identity and arrested him within 15 hours of the report.
He was then taken back to the alleged crime scene by investigation officers, where he was seen being questioned on a loanshark-related graffiti on a wall.
A photograph provided by the police shows the gate and main door of the victim's unit with burn marks and damages caused by the fire.
@asiaone The suspect, a 21-year-old Malaysian man, was arrested within 15 hours of the report being lodged. He will be charged in court on Wednesday (Sept 9). #sgnews #Singapore #Crime #Court ♬ original sound - AsiaOne
The man will be charged in court on Wednesday with the offence of loanshark harassment.
If found guilty of the said offence, he could be jailed for up to five years, fined up to $50,000, and receive up to six strokes of the cane.
CID director Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police (SAC) Julius Lim warned would-be perpetrators that the police will spare no effort in bringing to justice those who harass others on behalf of unlicensed moneylending syndicates, especially when lives and property are endangered.
"We will remain relentless in pursuing all perpetrators of such crimes," SAC Lim added.
The police also stated that foreigners found to have borrowed from or convicted of aiding the activities of unlicensed moneylenders, will have their student or work passes cancelled and subsequently deported from Singapore upon completion of their sentence.
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