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Singaporean on the run after escaping from Batam detention centre: Reports

Damar Bahadur Chettri, 55, is reportedly on the run after escaping from a detention centre on Jan 24. He is said to have been arrested for allegedly trying to use a fake Indonesian passport to enter Singapore from Batam.

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SINGAPORE: A 55-year-old Singaporean man, Damar Bahadur Chettri, has escaped from a Batam detention centre after being arrested for using a false passport, according to a number of Indonesian news reports.

Also known as Sam Chettri, Damar was arrested at the Batam Centre Ferry Terminal on Dec 22 last year for attempting to use a fake Indonesian passport to enter Singapore, the reports said.

However, he escaped from detention on the morning of Jan 24 this year and has been on the run since.

A senior official with the Batam immigration office, Mr Oky R Mubarok, was quoted by the Batam Times and Batam Pos last Friday as confirming the escape of Damar and saying that the security facility is equipped with CCTV cameras.

He also said that the case had been reported to the Indonesian police, who are investigating, but declined to give further details of how the escape took place.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...n/2579006.html

- CNA/mz

Anyone heard of this case?

It seems to be a few months ago incident.

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