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On 30 April 2026, the Public Transport Security Command (TransCom) presented the SaferSG Public Spiritedness Award to three members of the public, the SaferSG Partner (Individual) Award to six public transport staff and a letter of appreciation to one member of the public for assisting the Police in separate cases involving molestation, voyeurism, and public nuisance, which occurred within the public transport network.

The brief facts of some of the cases are as follows:

Cases Commended for SaferSG Public Spiritedness Award and SaferSG Partner (Individual) Award 

In the first case, on 7 September 2025, Mr Mak Fook Ming of SMRT Trains was alerted by a female commuter that she had been molested by a man at Kranji MRT Station. Mr Mak detained the man before he could leave the station and reported the matter to the Police. Upon the Police’s arrival, the man was arrested for outrage of modesty under Section 354 of the Penal Code 1871. He was subsequently convicted and sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment. 

In the second case, on 18 September 2025, Ms Tan Li Nian and Ms Yasodhaa D/O Balakrishnan spotted a man pointing his phone at a low angle towards a female commuter at an escalator at Outram Park MRT Station. They followed the man and alerted the SBS Transit staff, Mr Jansen Heng and Mr Desmond Dexter John. The man was detained and the matter was reported to the Police. The man was subsequently arrested for public nuisance under Section 290 of the Penal Code 1871.

In the third case, on 19 January 2026, Mr Mohd Faisal Bin Zakaria and Mr Muhammad Zaki Bin Selamat of Tower Transit Singapore detained a man who had sprayed commuters with a fire extinguisher. Police were called and the man was arrested for public nuisance under Section 290 of the Penal Code 1871. He was subsequently convicted of two separate charges and sentenced to a total of 13 weeks’ imprisonment.

In the fourth case, on 4 March 2026, Mr Thia Foong Hoy, Alex of SMRT Trains was conducting routine checks at Promenade MRT Station when he heard a female commuter shouting for help. Mr Thia detained the man who had allegedly held his phone under the victim’s dress. Police were called and the man was subsequently arrested for voyeurism under Section 377BB of the Penal Code 1871. Police investigations are ongoing. 

Case Commended for Letter of Appreciation

In the fifth case, on 22 September 2025, Ms Isabelle Seah witnessed a man taking an upskirt photo of a female commuter at Somerset MRT Station. Ms Isabelle took a photo of the man and alerted the female commuter. She reported the matter to the Police and the man is currently being investigated for voyeurism under Section 377BB of the Penal Code 1871. Police investigations are ongoing. 

Assistant Commissioner of Police (AC) Masagoes Idris Hussain, Commander of Public Transport Security Command, expressed his appreciation to the award recipients for their public spiritedness in making the public land transport network a safer and more secure place to commute. He said, “The recipients embody the strong partnership that the Police have with public transport stakeholders and the community in fostering a shared culture of vigilance and guardianship. Their bravery, civic-mindedness and quick-witted actions aided the Police in bringing the perpetrators to justice. Bystanders who witness such offences should not remain silent. They can assist by alerting public transport staff immediately, calling ‘999’, or, if safe to do so, drawing attention to the situation. Such actions can deter perpetrators and provide crucial witness testimony. We would like to remind the public, “Don’t be a Bystander! SPOT it. Report it.”.

Photos

Commander TransCom with recipients who received SaferSG Public Spiritedness Award 



Commander TransCom with Public Transport Staff who received SaferSG Partner (Individual) Award



Commander TransCom with the recipient who received Letter of Appreciation