On Feb. 3, one Ellis Phua took to Facebook to share an experience that her daughter had with a Grab driver.

The Grab driver had allegedly driven her daughter to a dead end, and then asked to take her home. He also did not send her to her intended destination.

A police report was made.

Three different reports on the same day

The police told Mothership that the driver was arrested on Feb. 4, 2020, and has been referred to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for psychiatric assessment.

On Feb. 3, the police had received three reports lodged separately by three female passengers against the Grab driver.

All three women reported that they had booked rides with the driver, 26, on the same day.

They said that the man's behaviour had "made them feel unsafe". This included dangerous driving, requesting them to sit in the front seat, and not driving them to their intended destination.

The police said that investigations against the man are ongoing. They have also updated Phua and her daughter on the investigations status.

Addressing Phua's allegations

In Phua's Facebook post, she claimed that police officers in Singapore "would not do anything about it if nothing serious has happened".

In their statement to Mothership, the police clarified that they take all police reports seriously. They also reject Phua's "unfounded and unjustified assertion".

The police added that investigations commenced before Phua had written the Facebook post, and they had also contacted Grab to establish the identity of the driver.

They urge members of the public not to make "unfounded allegations, which impugn the integrity and professionalism" of their officers.

Top photo via FB/Ellis Phua