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A 46-year-old man collapsed and died on Friday in Singapore after he was caught by five members of the public for allegedly taking upskirt videos of a woman at Little India MRT station.
Police officers were alerted to “a case of insulting the modesty of a woman” at about 12.45pm, the police said in response to Today’s queries.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that a 46-year-old man had allegedly taken upskirt videos of a woman at Little India MRT station, before he was detained by five members of the public along Niven Road,” the police said.
When officers arrived at the scene, the man was observed to be motionless and had no pulse, the police added.
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They performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him until paramedics from the Singapore Civil Defence Force arrived.
The paramedics subsequently pronounced him dead at the scene. Police investigations are ongoing and no arrests have been made.
The police did not reveal the identity of the man or the members of the public who caught him. It is also not known how he died.
The case has been classified as unnatural death.
This story was first published on Today Online.


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The 46-year-old man, who had allegedly taken upskirt videos of a woman at Little India MRT station, collapsed after he was nabbed by members of the public
Police investigations are ongoing and no arrests have been made



The 46-year-old man, who had allegedly taken upskirt videos of a woman at Little India MRT station, collapsed after he was nabbed by members of the public.


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