"I find it implausible that there could have been some ex-post collusion by hundreds of people," Prof Lim said.
The arrest was made on 15 Aug, a day after a video of the incident went viral on Threads.
President Tharman also posted on Facebook after the match to wish the Lions well for the second leg.
She initially suspected the elderly man of being a thief trying to steal their belongings from a park bench.
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"You can say they warmed the cockles of my heart," Jamus Lim wrote about laksa.
The incident caused the uncle to suffer severe back pain, his family said.
Since each container carries a refundable deposit of S$0.10, about S$550,000 has been refunded to date.
No injuries were reported, SCDF said.
A motorcycle was crushed between a car and the van, which was facing against the flow of traffic.