SINGAPORE, Aug 16 — A 34-year-old man who posted photos on social media of himself sniffing female undergarments and performing “lewd acts” along the common corridor of a HDB block in Chua Chu Kang has been arrested.

Multiple police reports were lodged yesterday regarding three Instagram posts made by the man, the Singapore Police Force said in a statement today.

His posts showed a photograph of a pair of black shorts, a photograph of a pink female undergarment, and a photograph of himself in Tampines with a pink female undergarment in his shirt pocket.

The incident also was brought to the attention of Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng on Twitter.

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Baey replied, saying: “Yes we are aware and have made a police report.”

After police investigations, the man was arrested at around 4.30am today.

The offending Instagram posts have since been taken down.

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The man will be charged in court with public nuisance under Section 290 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224 tomorrow. He faces a fine of up to S$1,000 if convicted. — TODAY Online