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===Marital and financial problems===
Iskandar got married in 2003. However, financial and marital problems culminated in his divorce in 2005. He had no children.<ref>“Former police officer on trial over Kovan double murders”. ''Channel News Asia.'' October 20, 2015. Accessed 13 November 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> After his divorce in 2005, Iskandar’s financial problems meant that he could not meet his housing and car loan repayments. The bank seized his assets but he continued to owe them more than S$60,000.<ref>“Former police officer on trial over Kovan double murders”. ''Channel News Asia.'' October 20, 2015. Accessed 13 November 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> 


In January 2013, Iskandar was placed on “administrative duties” and barred from carrying a weapon after his financial status was made known in the police force.<ref>Jennifer Dhanaraj. “From elite cop to disgraced bankrupt”. ''The New Paper.'' July 14, 2013. Accessed 13 November 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> He had also been facing internal disciplinary proceedings as he had failed to declare his financial status. In turn, this would have possibly cost him his job.<ref>“‘I was fearing for my life’: Kovan double murders accused claims self-defence”. ''Channel News Asia.'' October 30, 2015. Accessed 13 November 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>