Eight others, meanwhile, made more than 50 such unauthorised trips, while three more received warnings but continued to travel without permission.

All 12 will now be brought to court on the same day this week to send a message to bankrupts that the Official Assignee, who administers the affairs of all bankrupts here, will not tolerate anyone flouting this rule.

Read K.C. Vijayan's full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.