Singapore police investigating condo owner for abusing security guard

The Ministry of Home Affairs said that it takes a stern view towards ‘any abusive behaviour against security officers who are carrying out their duties’

On Wednesday, Ramesh Erramalli apologised to the security officer he had verbally harassed

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Eight Riversuites condominium resident Ramesh Erramalli. Photo: YouTube

Published: 11:59am, 31 Oct 2019Updated: 12:01pm, 31 Oct 2019

The police are investigating a report made against an Eight Riversuites resident for the offence of “intentionally causing harassment to a security officer”, Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement on Wednesday.

The MHA statement, issued at around 11pm, identified the resident as 44-year-old Ramesh Erramalli.

In a video that was posted online last Saturday morning, a resident who identifies himself as “Ramesh” is seen verbally abusing a security guard.

Their dispute was over a rule by the condominium’s management, which imposed a S$10 (US$7.34) fee for visitors who park their cars there after 11pm. The condominium is located in the Whampoa area close to Boon Keng MRT Station.

The resident’s guest had gone over at about 10.30pm for Deepavali festivities. The video shows the security officer asking what time the visitor would leave, followed by the resident questioning if guests could not visit him after 11pm on Deepavali.

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