‘You have to do something’: Man receives public spiritedness award for foiling theft on flight


Commander Airport Police Division, ACP M. Malathi, presents the Public Spiritedness Award to Helmi Ali. - SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

SINGAPORE: Helmi Ali was on a routine flight from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore on May 16 when he noticed something was amiss about a fellow passenger’s behaviour.

A man was rifling through a “very executive-looking” bag that had been stowed in the overhead luggage compartment, as if he was searching for something.

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