A video emerged online showing a couple of alleged loanshark carrying out their “duties” and vandalising public property at a HDB flat in Hougang.
A man wearing a black hoodie and hat to cover his face was seen with a marker, writing “O$P$” on the wall, as well as writing the personal details of the person on it.
Another man wearing a blue shirt was seen pouring what is presumably kerosene on the gate of the HDB unit.
He then set fire to the gate moments later, with the duo fleeing the scene shortly after.
Loansharks arrested
The Police said on 17 November that 2 men were arrested for their suspected involvement in a series of loanshark harassment cases, aged 20 and 21-years-old.
They then revealed that the two men were arrested on 24 September and that the video was not new.
Their statement on Facebook reads:
“The Police are aware of a video being circulated that depicts a case of loanshark harassment where the door of a residential unit was set on fire, with writings scribbled on the walls beside it.
The incident in the video is linked to a loanshark harassment case which happened on 20 September 2021.
The Police had arrested and charged two men on 25 September 2021 for their suspected involvement in a series of loanshark harassment cases, including the case as depicted.”