SINGAPORE, Oct 19 — A 38-year-old man is slated to be charged tomorrow after he allegedly stole a box containing cash-filled red packets from a hotel wedding reception in Singapore, The Straits Times reported.

According to the English daily. the police said in a statement on Oct 19 that they were alerted to the theft at a hotel in Beach Road at about 9.15pm on Oct 17.

An unidentified man had allegedly taken a money box containing red packets estimated to hold around S$2,000 during the wedding reception, the police said.

The police subsequently identified the man and arrested him on Oct 18.