SINGAPORE: A 30-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing US$ 885 ( S$ 1, 120 ) in cash from a passenger on board a flight to Singapore, the police said on Wednesday ( Feb 5 ).  ,
On Tuesday, the officers received an alert about 2pm about the situation. A customer saw the gentleman touching her case, which was stored in the overhead area, according to preliminary investigations.
The customer opened her case and confronted the person. She discovered that a stack of US money was missing and believed the man had taken her wealth.  ,
After the plane landed at Changi Airport, officials from the Airport Police Division conducted studies.  ,
The missing stack of cash was discovered by them along with the help of the room staff in another overhead compartment. During the event, the person had passed through this area of the plane.  ,
Additional details about the airport or the exit city of the flight were not provided by the police.  ,
The gentleman, a Taiwanese national, will be charged in court on Thursday with fraud. The crime carries a prison term of up to three years, a great, or both.  ,