The Singapore Police said that a 40-year-old man was arrested for public nuisance and is under investigation for allegedly assaulting another commuter in an MRT.
The police said that they were alerted to the incident along the Downtown Line yesterday (23 May) at about 10.13am.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the 40-year-old man got into a dispute with a 24-year-old man on board the MRT and the former allegedly assaulted the latter as the dispute got heated.
Videos of the brutal assault were shared on social media platforms and going viral, it showed the man raining vicious blows on the victim.
SBS Transit said that a staff member on board the MRT was alerted to the incident and immediately went to the scene, he saw the victim by himself and asked him if he needed any medical assistance.
The victim declined and said that his attacker had already alighted, and that he was fine and continued on his journey.
SBS Transit will also share CCTV footage of the attack with the police.
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