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A Chinese man has been charged in Singapore for allegedly faking his own kidnapping to free himself of gambling debt.
Liu Changjian, 33, staged his own kidnapping and tried to extort a ransom of 30,000 yuan (£3,251) from his aunt Madam Liu Ya Bo in China.
He entered Singapore on a tourist visa on 1 March and was to leave the country on 6 March, but did not leave, police said.
An investigation revealed that Mr Liu had piled on a gambling debt of between S$20,000 (£11,709) and S$30,000 (£17,563) during his stay in the city-state.
In a press release, Singapore police said Mr Liu sent messages to his…
