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SINGAPORE : Police have arrested a man for trying to cheat
motorists, claiming that they had knocked him down.
The 32—year—old suspect allegedly asked at least two drivers for
compensation.
The police said that on April 1, a woman was driving her car
from Sims Avenue to Lorong 27, Geylang, when she heard a loud bang
at the rear of her vehicle.
She stopped to check and found the suspect sitting by the road.
He claimed she had knocked into him.
She suggested sending him to hospital, but he refused. Instead,
he demanded S$200 in compensation. The police were called and the
man was arrested on the spot.
This was the second such case in the day. Earlier, the police
had received a call from another driver who encountered a similar
situation at Lorong 19, Geylang.
The driver had offered to send the victim to hospital, but the
man refused and insisted that he be paid instead. When the driver
said he would call the police, the man left.
The man will be charged in court on April 3 for cheating. —
CNA/de
