'Graffiti' spotted on MRT pillars at Clementi & Jurong East

Some "graffiti" was found on MRT train track pillars near Block 273 Toh Guan Road in Jurong East and Ulu Pandan Depot in Clementi on Feb. 27.

According to photos taken by Shin Min Daily News, the paintings along Toh Guan Road comprise a cat, numbers "2" and "4", and two symbols — all painted in teal.

The painting near Ulu Pandan Depot appears to consist of several letters and numbers written in blue.

All of the paintings were found in remote areas with few passers-by, reported Shin Min.

Passer-by found paintings in Jurong East

According to Shin Min, the paintings along Toh Guan Road were spotted by a passer-by, surnamed Chen (transliteration from Chinese) at around 8am on Thursday.

Chen told the Chinese daily that he was jogging along the park connector near the public housing block when he noticed the "graffiti".

Besides the one on the pillar, Chen said he also spotted another painting on a wall situated within 100m from him.

He added that the paintings took him by surprise, as he passes by the location daily, but he did not see it there on Feb. 26.

As Chen felt the paintings were "inappropriate" and was concerned about safety issues, he reported his findings via OneService.

Police officers spotted near Ulu Pandan Depot

The source that tipped off Shin Min about the painting near Ulu Pandan Depot said they saw it at around 6pm on Thursday after noticing several police officers near the scene.

According to a photo taken by the source, there were at least four police officers at the scene, including those from the Public Transport Security Command (TransCom).

When Shin Min reporters visited the scene on Feb. 28, they noticed the pillars were in close proximity to a forest.

Other than the train track pillars, the rest of the area is a protected place of Ulu Pandan Depot.

In response to Mothership's queries, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) confirmed that a report was lodged.

Police investigations are ongoing.

A lawyer told Shin Min that it is an offence to deliberately vandalise public properties.

However, if the paintings were done by contractors to facilitate future construction projects, such act would not necessarily be considered vandalism.

Top images via Shin Min Daily News