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Onboard a Scoot flight from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, Zhang Kun retrieved another passenger's haversack from the overhead compartment, took out the wallet and removed $200, RM100 (S$30) and a credit card from it. The 51-year-old Chinese national then put10 months' jail for man who stole cash, credit card onboard Scoot flight
Onboard a Scoot flight from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, Zhang Kun retrieved another passenger's haversack from the overhead compartment, took out the wallet and removed $200, RM100 (S$30) and a credit card from it. The 51-year-old Chinese national then put back the haversack. Another passenger, K Visvanathan, who witnessed the theft told the victim about the theft. They called the police soon after landing at Changi Airport Terminal 1 on March 17, and Zhang was arrested. On Wednesday (May 28), he was sentenced to 10 months' in jail after pleading guilty to a theft charge, the police said in a statement. Zhang has since fully compensated the victim. Visvanathan was awarded the Public Spiritedness Award on March 25 for providing crucial information during the police's follow-up investigations. Read more