Man caught on cam trying to break into car by tampering driver door with a ruler in JB market

A video of a man caught on camera tampering with the door of a parked car is circulating online, sparking concern among netizens.

 Facebook page SG Road Vigilante – SGRV shared a video of the incident on Monday (Apr 12), with the caption “Beware JB Pandan Market”.

The post noted that a “man (was) trying to gain entry into a vehicle by tampering with the driver’s door with a ruler”.

The incident is said to have happened on Apr 10 at Pandan Market in Johor Bahru.

A man in a black shirt was spotted tinkering with the parked Hyundai Avante while the person recording the scene on camera from a nearby vehicle zoomed in to get a closer view.

“To all people who go JB, pls be careful. Pandan area. Just sharing as I saw this on TikTok. Not the one who took but just to share,” wrote a netizen in a post with the same video.

Fast-forward to another Facebook page, JB TRACER: Johor Bahru Traffic, Crime & Community Service Report, a member revealed that some misinformation has occurred about this incident.

“Not sure, don’t share,” said Facebook user Yan Inayara, attaching screenshots of SGRV’s post and the alleged car owner commenting on what really happened.

The man initially thought to be trying to gain access to another person’s car was actually a kind stranger conducting a good deed.

“This is my car. My Husband was at Pandan yesterday. He accidentally left the car key inside, and the car was auto-locked. This Indian man works at the nearby car wash, and he offered to help. Please don’t misunderstand his good intentions. There’s no car breaking incident,” the woman said.

Members from the online community then urged SGRV Facebook to take down the post to prevent the further spread of wrong information. /TISG

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