Man arrested after leaving two bags unattended at Aljunied MRT station

SINGAPORE — A 27-year-old man was arrested on Friday (June 16) for leaving two bags unattended at Aljunied MRT station.

According to a statement by the police, they were alerted to the unattended bags at 10.04am on Friday.

Police officers later traced and detained the owner of the bags in the vicinity of Aljunied MRT station.

TODAY understands that the man is a Bangladeshi national.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the bags were intentionally left at the MRT station as the man went to a nearby coffee shop.

Personal clothing and food items were found in the bags.

Police investigations are ongoing.

This latest arrest follows a spate of similar incidents where bags were left unattended, mostly by foreign nationals.

Most recently on June 7, another Bangladeshi national was arrested after he left a luggage bag unattended at Admiralty MRT Station.

There were two similar false alarms in April. The first involved Wang Jianpo, a Chinese national, who left a blue luggage bag unattended at Hougang MRT station, causing a brief shutdown of the station. He was charged on May 17 with causing public nuisance.

The second incident in April involved a suspicious substance found at Woodleigh MRT station, which was later found to be flour used by a running group to mark a route.

The police reiterated that they treat all security threats seriously and will not hesitate to take action against anyone who intentionally causes public alarm.

The public is reminded not to leave personal belongings unattended and to report any suspicious items or behaviour to the MRT staff or the Police immediately.