🔥 Trending Brayden Ong Ying Shan: The Traffic Police Officer Jailed for Sharing Information

Brayden Ong Ying Shan is a Singaporean individual who gained public attention due to his involvement in a case where a former traffic police officer, Shivasuria Maniam Kesaval, unlawfully disclosed confidential information to him ²⁶⁷. Ong is currently a fugitive, having fled Singapore by boat on June 2, 2026, after being convicted of charges under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) and for criminal intimidation ¹³⁴⁵. A warrant has been issued for his arrest ¹³⁵.

Background and Involvement in the Case

Brayden Ong Ying Shan, 25 years old at the time of the incident, was suspected by his ex-girlfriend of tipping off the police about his unlicensed driving ⁴⁷. Seeking to confirm this, Ong approached his friend, Shivasuria Maniam Kesaval, who was then a traffic police officer ⁷. Kesaval, 28 years old at the time and later 29, misused his access to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) systems to retrieve information about the woman who had filed a report ²⁷⁸.

Kesaval provided this confidential information to Ong ²⁶. Following this, Ong used the leaked information to make a death threat against the woman who had reported him ²⁸.

Legal Consequences and Flight

Ong was subsequently charged and convicted for offenses under the Official Secrets Act and for criminal intimidation ⁴. However, he fled Singapore by boat on June 2, 2026, before his sentencing ¹³⁴⁵. His friend, Shivasuria Maniam Kesaval, was sentenced to one year and four months (16 months) in jail on July 2, 2026, for his role in unlawfully obtaining and sharing the information ¹³⁴⁵⁸. A warrant of arrest remains active for Brayden Ong Ying Shan ¹³⁵.