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Ex-security officer fined S$3,000 for cursing at bus driver who told him to put on mask properly
By WONG PEI TING
MAY 18, 2021

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Jay Prakash Jageshwar Rai leaving the State Courts on May 18, 2021.

  • Jay Prakash Jageshwar Rai cursed at a bus driver when told to put on his mask properly
  • The judge said he should have known better since he had been working as a security officer
  • Prakash said his mask was not in a good condition, but admitted to his mistake

SINGAPORE — A 56-year-old former security officer was fined S$3,000 for cursing at a bus driver who told him twice to put on his mask properly during a bus journey in October last year.

Jay Prakash Jageshwar Rai, a Singaporean, pleaded guilty to one charge of using abusive words towards Mr Yip Chee Leong, a bus captain working for SBS Transit.

Another charge pertaining to his failure to wear a mask when out in public was taken into consideration during sentencing.

The court heard that Prakash had boarded Mr Yip’s bus, a service number 54, at Kampong Bahru Road at 9.55pm on Oct 27 last year.

When the bus was driving along Newton Road, Mr Yip noticed in his rear view mirror that Prakash was wearing his face mask below his chin, so he told him to wear it properly.

But later in the journey, when the bus travelled along Scotts Road, Mr Yip confronted him again after noticing that Prakash was not wearing his mask properly again.

When the bus was stationary, at the bus stop opposite the Environment Building, Mr Yip went to the passenger to advise him to put on the mask properly.

Prakash got agitated this time, and uttered a mix of English and Hokkien vulgarities towards the driver.

Mr Yip immediately told SBS’ operations control centre what had happened, which led to the police being called.

State Prosecuting Officer Mohd Nasri Haron said Prakash had committed a string of offences since 1984, including disorderly behaviour and voluntarily causing hurt.

He said the prosecution was seeking a S$3,000 fine for the latest offence.

Prakash, who did not have a lawyer, told the court that he had felt “very stressed” at that time as he had just learnt that he could not work as a security officer due to a heart problem.

He added that he only had one mask then, which was “not in a good condition”.

Prakash also said he reacted as the bus driver had “kept on telling” him to put on his mask properly.

He told the court that his mentality at the time was: “Why you making me shame in front of other passengers? My mask not in good condition.”

He also noted that he had told Mr Yip that he would get down at Newton, but the driver had gone on to call the police. “I made my mistake. Please forgive me,” he added.

Prakash asked the judge to give him a chance, saying that he does not have a job and is looking for one now. “I got heart (problem) only, they don’t want to give job,” he said.

In sentencing Prakash, District Judge Janet Wang told him that the proper wearing of a mask is a “matter of public and social responsibility that you should be alive to, particularly as a security officer then”.

Noting his previous offences, she added: “(It is) timely that you learn your lesson at your age if you wish to be gainfully employed.”

Prakash will have to spend 15 days in jail if he does not pay the S$3,000 fine.

For using abusive words towards a public service worker, Prakash could have been jailed for up to 12 months, fined up to S$5,000, or punished with both.
 
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Coach who duped 2 underaged girls into having sex with him gets 31 years' jail, caning for rape​

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Selina Lum
Law Correspondent

May 25, 2021

SINGAPORE - A sports coach got a 12-year-old girl to send him her nude photographs, which he later used to dupe her into engaging in various sexual acts with him by creating a fictitious persona he called the "China man".
Leonard Kannan, 47, told the girl that the "China man" had found his mobile phone containing her photos and had threatened to leak them unless she complied with his demands for more nude photos and sex videos.
Kannan also manipulated the victim into getting her best friend to fall for the same ruse. He tricked both girls into having "threesomes" with him and got them to perform sexual acts on each other.
He even got the first victim to rope in a boy from her school to engage in sex acts with her.
Prosecutors told the High Court on Tuesday (May 25) that the two girls "found themselves helplessly entangled in the accused's diabolical web as his sex slaves for a period of three years".
Kannan was sentenced to 31 years' jail and 24 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to one charge of aggravated rape of the first victim when she was 13, and one charge of rape of the second victim when she was 14.

Another 20 charges, including eight for rape and sexual assault by penetration, were taken into consideration.
In sentencing, Justice See Kee Oon said the offences were predatory, premeditated and a brazen exploitation of the victims' naivety.
Kannan had befriended the first victim at the end of 2011 when he was engaged by a primary school to conduct activities for graduating pupils.
Within a few weeks, he suggested that they exchange nude photos of themselves. She sent him hers, but when he did not send her his, she stopped messaging him.

In 2013, when the girl was in secondary school, Kannan re-established contact, claiming that he had received threats from a "China man" who found her nude photos.
Kannan told the girl that all she had to do was to send him more nude photographs and sex videos, which he will forward to the "China man" to satisfy him.
He then used the same ruse to get the girl to engage in sexual acts with him.
She began to regard him as her boyfriend and talked to him about her life.
Kannan then convinced her that the "China man" also wanted nude photographs of her best friend. The girl relayed the demands to her friend, who also came to believe the ruse.
Kannan later tricked the two girls into having threesomes.
In 2015, he masqueraded as two other men and sent messages to the first victim on social media platforms, asking for nude photos and sex videos.
She felt stressed from the harassment and decided to go to the police. Both girls made a police report on March 15, 2016. Kannan was arrested the next day.
The two girls were later assessed at the Child Guidance Clinic.
The first victim said she had nightmares of people finding out about the matter which resulted in her suffering from insomnia, feeling depressed and considering suicide.
The second victim said she felt frustrated and helpless and became fearful of people from China as she was worried that they would harm her or her family.
 
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No respect for Singapore law. Waste of taxpayers' monies.

High Court dismisses 'absurd and pointless' suit over Hindu temple in Yishun​

Justice Choo Han Teck said the dispute over the Sree Maha Mariamman Temple should not have gone to trial.


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Selina Lum
Law Correspondent

May 27, 2021


SINGAPORE - A spat between two factions tussling for control of a Hindu temple in Yishun ended up in what a High Court judge called "one of the most absurd and pointless actions to have been filed".
In a written judgment on Thursday (May 27), Justice Choo Han Teck said the dispute over the Sree Maha Mariamman Temple should not have gone to trial.
One faction includes Mr Subramaniam Karuppiah Thevar, whose sister, Madam K. Kalyanathayee, was the founder and longstanding president of the temple.
The other faction includes four management committee members who were elected after her death in 2017.
Disputes had arisen over the legitimacy of the 2017 committee, with some temple members calling for fresh elections.
In September 2018, Mr Subramaniam unilaterally held an extraordinary general meeting (EOGM) in which 40 people voted to remove the 11-member committee and to elect a new one with him as the president.

In May 2019, he sued the four committee members, including past president Mr N. Anandaraja who no longer sits on the committee, and current president Mr R. Magendran. He wanted the High Court to order the defendants to hand over all documents and property of the temple to him.
The membership list was also disputed - Mr Subramaniam's list had four core life members and 108 core ordinary members, while the defendants' had 96 members.
Justice Choo dismissed Mr Subramaniam's case.
The judge said the September 2018 EOGM was not validly convened as no approval was obtained from the management committee.

In any event, an EOGM was not the correct procedure for electing a new management committee, he said.
Under the temple's constitution, the committee is to be elected once every two years at an annual general meeting (AGM).
"Temple members cannot unilaterally convene an EOGM whenever they please to vote out the management committee. If members are dissatisfied with the management committee, they can vote them out at the next election," said Justice Choo.
He said neither side can prove who is a legitimate member because the people who verified the lists were not called as witnesses.
The judge added that had Mr Subramaniam stood for election at the June 2019 AGM, this matter would have been resolved two years ago.
Justice Choo noted that he had told the lawyers on March 8 that the trial was "pointless", since the next AGM would be held in June this year.
However, the lawyers said their clients wanted to proceed.
On the first day of trial on April 20, Justice Choo told the parties that by the time his judgment is released, it would be almost time for the next AGM.
"The trial would therefore be a complete waste of time and money," said the judge.
He gave the parties the rest of the day to resolve the matter, but the next day, the lawyers said their clients had instructed them to proceed.
The trial concluded within the day, and final submissions were filed on May 20 - a few weeks before the June 2021 AGM.
"As I have repeatedly told the parties and their counsel, they should ensure that the June 2021 AGM is conducted properly to avoid similar pointless litigation in future," said Justice Choo.
 
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Former secretary of Hindu temple fined $7,000 for continuing to act in position while disqualified
After his conviction in 2017, Ratha Krishnan Selvakumar continued to act as the temple's secretary.'s secretary.

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Dominic Low

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SINGAPORE - A man disqualified as secretary of a Hindu temple for being convicted of offences involving elements of dishonesty was fined $7,000 in court for continuing to play the role for over a year.

Ratha Krishnan Selvakumar, 65, had pleaded guilty on Thursday (Nov 19) to one count of acting as a board member of a charity despite being disqualified.

He was a key board member of Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, a registered charity located in Serangoon Road which the Commissioner of Charities (COC) in 2018 found to have been mismanaged.

On May 9, 2017, Selvakumar was convicted of 10 offences and fined $80,000.

He had inflated the monthly salary of various foreign workers, whom he employed in a company he owned, when applying to the Ministry of Manpower for their work passes.

Under the Charities Act, any person who has previously been convicted of offences such as fraud, corruption, bribery and deception is disqualified from acting in the capacity of a governing board member, key officer or trustee of any charity.

Selvakumar, who was appointed as the secretary of the temple in 2011, is believed to be the first person prosecuted for the offence since the Act was amended in 2018.

A member of the temple's governing board, he oversaw its daily operations and was also one of the three people authorised to conduct financial transactions on behalf of the temple.

After his conviction in 2017, Selvakumar continued to act as the temple's secretary, and was even paid $10,450 monthly from July 2017.

His stint ended on April 30, 2018, when the COC barred key board members of the temple - including Selvakumar - from their posts after an eight-month probe found "severe mismanagement" in how its money was managed.

In a statement issued then, the Commissioner noted that an inquiry found a "severe lack of care and prudence" by key board members as guardians of the temple's charitable assets between January 2011 and July 2014, with internal controls nearly "non-existent".

Such behaviour had put the temple's funds and assets at risk.

The probe found many instances where payments given by the temple were not adequately substantiated with sufficient supporting documents.

These payments exceeded $500,000.

The Commissioner also appointed three additional board members to the temple's management to put in place proper governance and internal controls.

They are Mr Shekaran K. Krishnan, a partner at Ernst & Young, Mr Ram an Rajakanth, executive director of Rainbow Across Borders and Mr Baskaran Ambikapathy, a financial controller.

A spokesman for the Hindu Endowments Board had said then that the board assisted the temple's newly appointed and remaining management committee members in every way possible to put in place the proper controls.

On Thursday, the court heard that Selvakumar had tendered a letter of resignation to the temple on May 7, 2018.

District Judge Carol Ling also took into consideration one similar charge during sentencing.

For his offence, Selvakumar could have been jailed for up to three years, or fined up to $10,000, or both.
Christians, Hindus, Muslims, Catholics and Buddhists. Did I miss anyone?
 
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TTSH doctor suspended for 4 months for upskirt videos of 2 women​

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Salma Khalik
Senior Health Correspondent

June 1, 2021

SINGAPORE - A doctor has been suspended for four months for bringing disrepute to the profession. He was caught taking upskirt videos of two women in 2016.
Dr Deshan Kumar Rajeswaran was caught in the act at an NTUC Fairprice supermarket at Ang Mo Kio Hub in July that year.
The police and the Attorney-General's Chambers served him a 24-month conditional warning in October 2016. He satisfied the condition of refraining from similar or other criminal conduct.
The Singapore Police Force had informed the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) of the incident and the warning issued.
In December that year, the SMC filed a letter of complaint to the chairman of the complaints panel. This panel looks at all complaints and decides if any has merit and, if so, the action that needs to follow.
In April 2017, a complaints committee was set up to investigate the matter.

The doctor, a consultant rehabilitation physician at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, admitted to the fault in August that year.
He said that his actions were done on impulse as a result of a prolonged period of stress and anxiety at work and at home.
In his written explanation, Dr Deshan said he had sought psychiatric help, and had been attending psychological therapy sessions, as well as maintaining good physical, emotional, psychological and social support systems.
The committee issued a letter of advice to the doctor in December, encouraging him to continue with his treatment.
In January 2018, the SMC wrote to the Minister for Health appealing against the committee's decision. In May 2019, the Ministry of Health (MOH) directed the SMC to appoint a disciplinary tribunal to look into the matter.
Dr Deshan was informed in March 2020. Because of the circuit breaker measures for Covid-19, the pre-inquiry conference was delayed till June.
The tribunal said the harm caused was "moderate", but culpability was low as it had not been premeditated.
It noted that the doctor had been "suffering from persistent depressive disorder" at that time, caused by stress both at work and at home.
He has been treated for this and it no longer affects him. However, the tribunal recommends that he continues with his treatment every two to three months.
As penalty, it imposed a four-month suspension, followed by conditional registration for a year during which he may only work under supervision. Other conditions include no "private consultations without a chaperone present when attending to female patients".
He was also censured and has to pay the cost of the proceedings. The decision was published on the SMC website on June 1.
 
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TTSH doctor suspended for 4 months for upskirt videos of 2 women​

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June 1, 2021

SINGAPORE - A doctor has been suspended for four months for bringing disrepute to the profession. He was caught taking upskirt videos of two women in 2016.
Dr Deshan Kumar Rajeswaran was caught in the act at an NTUC Fairprice supermarket at Ang Mo Kio Hub in July that year.
The police and the Attorney-General's Chambers served him a 24-month conditional warning in October 2016. He satisfied the condition of refraining from similar or other criminal conduct.
The Singapore Police Force had informed the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) of the incident and the warning issued.
In December that year, the SMC filed a letter of complaint to the chairman of the complaints panel. This panel looks at all complaints and decides if any has merit and, if so, the action that needs to follow.
In April 2017, a complaints committee was set up to investigate the matter.

The doctor, a consultant rehabilitation physician at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, admitted to the fault in August that year.
He said that his actions were done on impulse as a result of a prolonged period of stress and anxiety at work and at home.
In his written explanation, Dr Deshan said he had sought psychiatric help, and had been attending psychological therapy sessions, as well as maintaining good physical, emotional, psychological and social support systems.
The committee issued a letter of advice to the doctor in December, encouraging him to continue with his treatment.
In January 2018, the SMC wrote to the Minister for Health appealing against the committee's decision. In May 2019, the Ministry of Health (MOH) directed the SMC to appoint a disciplinary tribunal to look into the matter.
Dr Deshan was informed in March 2020. Because of the circuit breaker measures for Covid-19, the pre-inquiry conference was delayed till June.
The tribunal said the harm caused was "moderate", but culpability was low as it had not been premeditated.
It noted that the doctor had been "suffering from persistent depressive disorder" at that time, caused by stress both at work and at home.
He has been treated for this and it no longer affects him. However, the tribunal recommends that he continues with his treatment every two to three months.
As penalty, it imposed a four-month suspension, followed by conditional registration for a year during which he may only work under supervision. Other conditions include no "private consultations without a chaperone present when attending to female patients".
He was also censured and has to pay the cost of the proceedings. The decision was published on the SMC website on June 1.
He could've specialised in obgyn and kill entire flock with a pebble.
 
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Man given fine and driving ban for colliding into woman at HDB car park​

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By Lydia Lam@LydiaLamCNA
04 Jun 2021 02:39PM(Updated: 04 Jun 2021 02:40PM)


SINGAPORE: A driver failed to keep a proper lookout at a Housing Block car park and side-swiped a woman, causing her to fall and sustain a spinal fracture and a sprained knee.
Singapore permanent resident Baskar Sambantham, 44, was fined S$3,000 and banned from driving for six months on Friday (Jun 6).

He pleaded guilty to one charge of causing grievous hurt to a pedestrian by a negligent act.
The court heard that Baskar was driving out of a parking lot at the open-air car park near Block 101, Tampines Street 11 at about 6am on Apr 3, 2019.
At the same time, the victim, a 58-year-old woman, was heading to a bus stop on her way to work. She intended to cut across the car park to reach the bus stop.
It was raining and Baskar did not notice the woman while he was making a right turn. His car came close to her and she put out her hands to protect herself, but the car hit her thigh and she spun and fell to the ground.

Baskar stopped his vehicle and alighted. The woman was diagnosed at a hospital with a spinal compression fracture and a knee sprain, and given 46 days of hospitalisation leave. Her husband lodged a police report.
The prosecutor sought a fine of at least S$4,000 and a driving ban of at least a year. Baskar's lawyer asked for a S$2,000 fine and a six-month driving ban instead.
He said it was raining heavily at the time of the accident and Baskar was driving slowly at a speed of about 10kmh. Despite the heavy rain, the victim was not walking at the sheltered path but instead crossed the road in the car park, said the lawyer.
The prosecutor responded that there was no evidence on Baskar's speed at the time.

The judge said a "short" driving ban would suffice to remind Baskar to exercise greater care. He also noted that Baskar had provided immediate assistance at the scene.
The victim's medical bills were paid by her insurer and her employer, the court heard.
For causing grievous hurt by a negligent act, Baskar could have been jailed up to two years, fined up to S$5,000, or both.
 
Ah Neh did not do this.


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Hyflux’s fall from grace: What went wrong

By KENNETH CHENG
Published MAY 23, 2018
Updated MAY 24, 2018
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Hyflux Innovation Centre at Bendemeer.
SINGAPORE — The woes of water-treatment company Hyflux, once a market darling and much-vaunted trailblazer in Singapore's entrepreneurial space, have been festering for some time, market watchers and corporate governance experts said on Wednesday (May 23).

However, the company and its board failed to pay enough attention to its finances as it put the pedal to the metal in expanding its footprint, the observers told TODAY.

On Tuesday, Hyflux announced it was seeking court protection to reorganise its business and deal with its liabilities. It also suspended trading of its shares and related securities.

The aim was to allow the company to focus on ongoing talks with strategic investors, optimise operations, nail down areas for growth and complete projects to generate steady cash flow, said the company, which recently posted its first-ever yearly loss since its public listing in 2001.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/hyfluxs-fall-grace-what-went-wrong

Singapore court freezes US$3.5b assets of Hin Leong’s Lims​

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(May 22): Singapore’s High Court approved a request to freeze as much as US$3.5 billion of assets belonging to the founding family of collapsed oil trader Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd, the company’s liquidator told creditors.
Lim Oon Kuin and his family will be asked by lawyers representing liquidator Goh Thien Phong to disclose their assets to the court in the next few days, according to the email seen by Bloomberg News that was sent to creditors on Friday. The Lims may file an appeal against the asset-freeze order, Goh told creditors.
The asset freeze order is a step toward debt recovery for bank creditors including HSBC Holdings Plc and DBS Group Holdings Ltd, which together are owed about US$3.5 billion by Hin Leong. The Lims have sold assets worth millions of dollars in recent months, including a 41% stake in a Singapore commercial storage facility to state-backed operator Jurong Port Pte in March. The Lims have also divested dozens of ships owned by the family’s Xihe Group, according to VesselsValue, which tracks such sales.
Independent liquidator Goh wasn’t immediately available for comment outside business hours. Lawyers for the Lim family at Davinder Singh Chambers LLC didn’t reply to an email seeking comments outside office hours.
Hin Leong, once the city-state’s largest independent oil trader, made an application through its then-judicial managers earlier this year to freeze assets, shares and funds held by its founder, known as OK Lim, and his two children. The application was motivated by a risk of asset dissipation as more than 20 banks fought to recover billions of dollars in loans to the fabled trader
 
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Security guard fined for taking laptop left behind by student at school canteen​

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By Lydia Lam@LydiaLamCNA
14 Jun 2021

SINGAPORE: When a security guard who worked at a secondary school came across a student's laptop in the canteen, he took it instead of returning it to its owner.
Ramdas Gurusamy, 61, was fined S$1,200 by a court on Monday (Jun 14) after making restitution to the victim. He pleaded guilty to one count of dishonest misappropriation.

The court heard that the victim, a teenage student at Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road), was issued a Chromebook laptop along with his schoolmates.
The device came installed with a software called Goguardian, which allowed the school to carry out Internet filtering and to monitor the students' online activities.
It also has a function that allowed the school to determine its geolocation should it go missing.
At about 4pm on Jun 27, 2017, the victim packed his things to head home but forgot his laptop and its accompanying bag.

He discovered this at about 7pm. His mother contacted the school and they checked the canteen the next day, but the laptop and its bag could not be found.
The victim's mother lodged a police report on Jul 3, 2017.
Investigations revealed that Ramdas was doing his security rounds at the canteen past 11pm on Jun 27, 2017. That was when he took the laptop bag with the device inside.
At about 10.30am on Jul 25, 2017, the school detected activities from the laptop and traced its location to Ramdas' address.

The laptop was used for purposes including searching for songs, said the state prosecutor.
Ramdas made no attempt to return the laptop and its bag, worth S$542 in total, to the rightful owner or to the authorities.
The judge accepted that Ramdas is remorseful and has made restitution. However, he noted that the offence was committed when Ramdas was a security guard. Instead of returning the laptop, he misappropriated it, said the judge.
For dishonest misappropriation, he could have been jailed up to two years, fined, or both.
 
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14 suspected gang members arrested after almost 200 people attend funeral in Boon Lay​

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Jun 14, 2021

SINGAPORE - The police are investigating a raucous funeral procession in Boon Lay on Sunday (June 13) that was attended by nearly 200 people, some maskless.
This was in blatant disregard of Covid-19 regulations, which currently permit only 20 people at a funeral.
The group had allegedly circled Block 191 Boon Lay Drive for an hour, chanting gang slogans.
More than 10 people carried the white coffin of a 43-year-old man, according to Chinese-language evening daily Lianhe Wanbao.
Wanbao said the incident happened at about 5pm.
The dead man, whose obituary was on a notice board near the lift of the Housing Board block, was cremated at about 6pm.

He has four daughters and a son.
Residents told Wanbao that the crowd had started amassing as early as 1pm at the Block 191 playground, and that the proceedings lasted till about 7pm.
The police said they have arrested 14 men in the group for being suspected members of an unlawful society.
They are investigating the incident, including for potential breaches of Covid-19 safe distancing measures.
In a statement, the police said: "The police have zero tolerance towards secret society activities and will not hesitate to take firm action against those who are associated with gangs and blatantly disregard the law."
 
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12 weeks' jail for man who pushed ex-girlfriend out of moving van​

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Wong Shiying

Jun 18, 2021

SINGAPORE - Angry with his ex-girlfriend, a delivery man pushed her out of a moving van and kicked her away when she tried to get back on.
Logendran Vijaya Kumar, 35, was jailed for 12 weeks on Friday (June 18) after pleading guilty to three charges, including voluntarily causing hurt to the woman and hitting an acquaintance with a baton.
The court heard that after a short-lived relationship in July last year, Logendran continued to contact his former girlfriend, who would occasionally agree to meet him.
On Dec 6 last year, Logendran drove the pair to the vicinity of Tampines Community Club, where he apparently left the van.
She remained in the vehicle but went looking for him when he had not returned by 1am, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Senthilkumaran Sabapathy.
She found him drinking at a nearby void deck. Logendran then became angry with her and they left in his van.

As he cruised along Seletar Expressway, Logendran suddenly tried to pull off the woman's T-shirt.
He told her to take off her T-shirt and shorts, and she complied.
At around 4am that night, while they were still driving around, Logendran opened the passenger door and pushed his ex-girlfriend out.
It was not stated where they were at that point or the speed at which he was driving.

As she fell, her leg hit a metal barrier and she landed on the road divider. He got out of the vehicle and punched her face.
The woman asked to be allowed to return to the van as she was in a state of undress, but Logendran kicked her when she tried to climb back in.
When she finally got inside, he punched her face repeatedly.
Logendran then drove her home, where a neighbour helped her call an ambulance.

A hospital report stated she suffered contusions on many parts of her body and multiple abrasions on her limbs.
She was given three days of medical leave.
Court documents also state that Logendran used a silver retractable baton to hit an acquaintance in July last year, after they had an argument about a mutual friend.
He had chased the 30-year-old man in a carpark and hit him on his head, causing a laceration.
In mitigation, Logendran's lawyer said he is remorseful and has since patched up with his ex-girlfriend.
For voluntarily causing hurt, Logendran could have been jailed for up to three years, and fined up to $5,000.
 
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Man sentenced to 3 weeks' jail for lying on travel declaration; he wanted to serve SHN at his residence​

Vijeyakumar Z Joseph had gone to Jakarta between Nov 13 and 22, 2020 for a business trip.


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Jean Iau

Jun 21, 2021

SINGAPORE - A surveyor for a construction company went to Indonesia but lied on his travel form when he returned to Singapore, declaring that he had arrived from other countries so that he could serve his stay-home notice (SHN) at his residence instead of a dedicated facility.
Vijeyakumar Z Joseph, 58, was sentenced to three weeks' jail by a district court on Monday (June 21) for making a false declaration under the Infectious Diseases Act.
The court heard that Vijeyakumar had gone to Jakarta between Nov 13 and 22 last year for a business trip.
Two days before returning to Singapore, he submitted an application to opt out of serving SHN at a dedicated facility using his Singpass to access the SafeTravel website.
At the time, travellers who had been to Fiji, Finland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Turkey in the 14 consecutive days prior to departure for Singapore were allowed to opt out of serving SHN at a dedicated facility.
Vijeyakumar declared on the application that he had been to all seven countries, and received an e-mail confirming his application, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Bjorn Tan.

Upon entering Singapore, an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officer told him that he would have to serve the SHN at a facility but he countered and showed the officer the e-mail confirmation.
The officer then gave him a declaration form for opt-out travellers to declare that he had travelled to no other countries apart from the seven and would serve SHN at his residence either alone or with only household members who had the same travel history and were also serving their SHN.
Vijeyakumar signed and dated the declaration form.
On Nov 25, a Checkpoint Inspector visited Vijeyakumar's place of residence at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 to find out why he had made a false declaration and inform him that he needed to be relocated to a dedicated facility.
The officer noticed that Vijeyakumar's brother and father were also occupying the unit. They were not serving their SHN.
Vijeyakumar tested negative for Covid-19 while serving his SHN.
DPP Tan urged the court to sentence Vijeyakumar to a jail term of one month, noting that he had clearly intended to make a false declaration. "At the very least, he would have known his father would have been (at the unit) because the unit belongs to his father."
Vijeyakumar's lawyer Amolat Singh urged the court to impose a fine or a jail term of one week, saying that his client is a widower who provides for one of his children, his brother who is unfit for work, as well as his 90-year-old father.
Mr Singh added that his client was frivolous in filling out the application form, noting that he checked all seven countries, and acknowledged that he should have taken the declaration seriously given the context of the pandemic.

In sentencing Vijeyakumar, District Judge Janet Wang said that there was a "measure of premeditation" since he filled out the form two days before his departure.
"(The offence was) certainly not done on the spur of the moment," the judge said.
 
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"She has gone back to her previous self as a non-maid abuser," defence lawyer Joseph Chen said.
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30 years' jail for woman who starved and tortured Myanmar maid to death​

Gaiyathiri Murugayan (left) admitted to starving, torturing and ultimately killing Piang Ngaih Don.


Gaiyathiri Murugayan (left) admitted to starving, torturing and ultimately killing Piang Ngaih Don.
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Selina Lum
Law Correspondent

June 22, 2021

SINGAPORE - A 41-year-old housewife who starved, tortured and ultimately killed her domestic worker from Myanmar stared blankly into space as she was sentenced to 30 years' jail on Tuesday (June 22).
In sentencing Gaiyathiri Murugayan, High Court judge See Kee Oon said: "Words cannot describe the abject cruelty of the accused's appalling conduct."
He described the case as "among the worst type of culpable homicide", noting that the victim was made to suffer agonising harm for a long time before she died.
The judge said that while the sentence should "signal societal outrage and abhorrence", the fact that Gaiyathiri was suffering from a psychiatric condition that affected her judgment cannot be ignored.
He noted that Gaiyathiri had four previous domestic helpers who did not lodge any reports against her and did not appear to be a pathologically violent person.
Gaiyathiri had pleaded guilty in February to 28 charges. The most serious was culpable homicide, for which prosecutors had sought the maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

The other charges were mostly hurt-related offences involving varying degrees of physical abuse she inflicted on 24-year-old Piang Ngaih Don, who weighed a mere 24kg when she died on July 26, 2016, from the final assault.
Another 87 charges were taken into consideration.
In sentencing arguments on Tuesday, defence counsel Joseph Chen, who took over the case from Gaiyathiri's previous lawyers in March, sought a jail term of eight to nine years.
Mr Chen painted his client as a mentally disordered mother who had just given birth and was struggling to cope with her children's illnesses, which she believed were caused by the maid's poor hygiene.

Gaiyathiri, whose two children are now aged nine and six, was assessed to have developed major depressive disorder while she was pregnant with her second child. She also had obsessive compulsive personality disorder.
"It was a combination of stressors that led to her evolving from a non-maid abuser to a maid abuser," Mr Chen said.
"She has gone back to her previous self as a non-maid abuser," he added.
He asked the court to place more weight on rehabilitation so that there would be a "healing effect" for her and other mothers suffering from postnatal depression.
Mr Chen said his client was remorseful for what she had done and that she regretted that Ms Piang had been unable to reach out for help.
He also sought a gag order on the publication of her name to protect her children from stigmatisation.

However, Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamed Faizal Mohamed Abdul Kadir countered: "A mental disorder is not a free pass."
He noted that Gaiyathiri's condition was the reason the charge for killing Ms Piang was reduced from murder.
"This is a shocking case without parallel," said the DPP, who described Gaiyathiri's conduct as "cruel and heinous".
He took issue with Gaiyathiri trying to blame Ms Piang's hygiene, when many of her offences had nothing to do with cleanliness.
"The violence is a function of the accused viewing the victim as a lesser human being," said the prosecutor. He sought at least 27 years' jail, if a life term was not imposed.
Ms Piang, who started working for the family on May 28, 2015, was assaulted almost daily for months.
The incidents in the last month of her life were captured on surveillance cameras that Gaiyathiri and her then husband, Kevin Chelvam, a policeman, had installed in their Bishan flat.
The couple finalised their divorce on Jan 13 last year.

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Police officers escorting Gaiyathiri Murugayan (left, in red) and her mother Prema Naraynasamy (right, in red) to their home at Block 145 Bishan Street 11 for investigations into the case on Aug 3, 2016. PHOTO: ST FILE

Surveillance footage showed Gaiyathiri pouring cold water on her domestic helper, slapping, pushing, punching, kicking and stomping on her.
She was also seen hitting the maid with objects, pulling her by the hair and shaking her violently, burning her with a heated iron and choking her.
The maid's meals often comprised sliced bread soaked in water, cold food straight from the refrigerator or some rice at night.
She was also made to shower with the toilet door open.
In the last 12 days of her life, she was tied to the window grille at night while she slept on the floor.
Chelvam, 42, who was suspended from service on Aug 8, 2016, faces multiple charges in connection with the abuse of Ms Piang. Gaiyathiri's mother, Prema S. Naraynasamy, 62, who often stayed with the couple in the flat, was also charged in 2016.
Their cases are pending in court.

On the night of July 25, 2016, the maid was assaulted by Gaiyathiri and Prema for being too slow in doing laundry.
Gaiyathiri continued assaulting the maid the next morning and choked her. A few hours later, a doctor pronounced her dead in the flat.
In the wake of the case, the Government reviewed three key areas to ensure better protection for domestic workers.
The Manpower Ministry started a house visit scheme on April 5 to ensure maids' welfare.
 
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Gaiyathiri Murugayan (left) and her mother Prema Naraynasamy (right) leaving for the Central Police Division in a police vehicle yesterday after they were charged with the murder of their domestic worker.

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how the hell did he get away with mere slap on wrist ?

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ed-for-4-months-for-upskirt-videos-of-2-women

INGAPORE - A doctor has had his licence suspended for four months for bringing disrepute to the profession. He was caught taking upskirt videos of two women in 2016.

Dr Deshan Kumar Rajeswaran was caught in the act at an NTUC FairPrice supermarket at AMK Hub in July that year.

The police and the Attorney-General's Chambers served him a 24-month conditional warning in October 2016. He satisfied the condition of refraining from similar or other criminal conduct.
 
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Man jailed, fined for assaulting taxi driver after refusing to pay the fare​

Vinod Raj repeatedly punched and kicked the driver, who did not retaliate.


Vinod Raj repeatedly punched and kicked the driver, who did not retaliate.
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Shaffiq Alkhatib
Court Correspondent

Jun 22, 2021

SINGAPORE - A delivery man who boarded a taxi with his girlfriend later assaulted the driver after refusing to pay the fare.
Vinod Raj, now 31, repeatedly punched and kicked the 52-year-old, who did not retaliate.
When the victim, whose name was redacted from court documents, went to Raffles Hospital for treatment, he was found to have injuries, including wounds on his left forearm and a swollen left cheek.
Vinod was sentenced to two weeks' jail and fined $2,000 on Tuesday (June 22). The Singaporean had pleaded guilty to one count each of assault, harassment and being a public nuisance.
The court heard that he and his girlfriend boarded the taxi in the morning of Sept 2 last year.
When the cabby was told to drive to "Amber Glory hotel" located "somewhere in Aljunied", he said he did not know its location and asked Vinod to guide him once they reached Aljunied.


The couple fell asleep in the vehicle soon after. When the driver stopped in Lorong 25A Geylang and woke Vinod up, the younger man was unhappy at being roused and the two got into a verbal dispute.
Vinod said they were not at the correct destination while the driver wanted him to pay extra to get to the hotel.
The couple got out of the taxi, with Vinod refusing to pay. The driver tried to stop him, and Vinod punched the man in the face before raining more blows on him.
A witness alerted the police at around 8am and officers arrested Vinod after arriving at the scene.
In an unrelated incident, Vinod hurled vulgarities at a group of police officers after his wife called for their assistance at around 6am on Nov 2 last year.
He is out on bail of $10,000 and must surrender himself at the State Courts on June 29 to begin serving his jail term.
For assault, an offender can be jailed for up to two years and fined up to $5,000.
 
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Jail for man who smuggled 6 puppies, bird in cramped car compartment; most of them later died

By LOUISA TANG
JUNE 24, 2021


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Somasundram Pathumalai arriving at the State Courts on June 23, 2021.

  • Somasundram Pathumalai was paid S$500 to smuggle the animals from Malaysia to Singapore last year
  • The songbird and four of the six puppies eventually died after he was caught at Woodlands Checkpoint
  • Two other men have been charged over the case

SINGAPORE — A 36-year-old man agreed to smuggle six puppies and a songbird into Singapore from Malaysia for S$500, keeping them in a cramped compartment in his car with poor ventilation.

All but two of the dogs eventually died from dehydration while in quarantine.

On Wednesday (June 23), the man, Somasundram Pathumalai, was sentenced to six months’ jail. The Singaporean pleaded guilty to two charges each of importing the animals without a valid licence and subjecting them to unnecessary suffering.

Ten other similar charges were taken into consideration for sentencing.

The two men who allegedly planned the smuggling operation — Jeevan Arjoon, 31, and Subramaniam Ellan, 33 — have been charged. Their cases are pending before the courts.

Somasundram’s lawyer said on Wednesday that they intend to claim trial and that his client is willing to testify against them.

WHAT HAPPENED


The court heard that on March 14 last year, an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer stopped Somasundram’s car as it was entering Singapore at Woodlands Checkpoint at 3am.

Upon checking the vehicle, officers found two German Shepherd puppies, four Great Dane puppies and a white-rumped shama, a songbird popular among bird owners, placed in a tube. The dogs were sedated and all of the animals were hidden in a compartment underneath a passenger seat.

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The compartment where the six puppies and bird were hidden.

During investigations, Somasundram revealed that Subramaniam had offered him S$500 to smuggle the animals into Singapore.

Subramaniam then allegedly arranged for Somasundram to pick up a rental car, and told him to go to a Woodlands public housing block and wait for Jeevan — Subramaniam’s brother-in-law — to contact him.

Jeevan told Somasundram to follow him into Johor Baru, Malaysia, and meet at a patrol station.

They then drove to Selangor and picked up the puppies, before heading back to Johor to collect the bird at a pet shop. A man there also sedated the puppies through injections and Jeevan allegedly paid him for this.

Jeevan purportedly told Somasundram that he would return to Singapore first to see which checkpoint lane was the safest to drive through.

However, Somasundram did not wait for the other man to call him first. He drove to Woodlands Checkpoint and was stopped there.

The authorities found that the compartment’s cramped conditions and impeded ventilation would have caused the animals to suffer.

The puppies were also moderately to deeply sedated. Sedation reduces the ability of animals to increase their breathing rate to compensate for the lack of ventilation, National Parks Board (NParks) prosecutor Packer Mohammad told the court.

The animals were seized and quarantined for observation.

Between March 25 and 30 last year, three of the Great Danes and one German Shepherd died. The bird then died on April 23 last year.

IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE AND HARM


Mr Packer sought the sentence imposed, revealing that Somasundram had been jailed for one year in 2005 for illegally importing cigarettes. He was also most recently jailed for nine months in 2013 for housebreaking.

In mitigation, Somasundram’s lawyer, Mr Riyach Hussain, said that his client’s co-operation had led to the other two men being nabbed.

“His idea was just to pick up the puppies and deliver them to Singapore. He was not in any way involved in the sedation of the animals,” the lawyer added.

In sentencing Somasundram, District Judge Eddy Tham said that deterrence was the primary sentencing consideration in this case, and that “irreversible damage and harm” had been caused to the animals.

The judge allowed him to begin serving his jail time on July 21. He remains out on bail of S$10,000.

For each charge of illegally importing animals and a failure of duty to care for them, Somasundram could have been fined up to S$10,000 or jailed for up to 12 months, or both.

In a statement, NParks and ICA reiterated that the importation of all animals into Singapore requires approval from NParks.

The agencies noted that smuggled animals may introduce exotic diseases into the country, and that illegal wildlife trade impacts the biodiversity and ecosystems of the countries that the animals come from and end up in.

NParks also encouraged prospective pet owners to get their pets from licensed pet shops and not buy them from unknown sources, including those on online platforms.

“While NParks continues to ensure that regulations are in place and properly enforced, pet owners, businesses and the public have a part to play,” the authorities added in their statement.
 
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Jail for man who used others' particulars to cheat Temasek Foundation of masks worth $84​

Srinivasan Yuvaraj obtained the personal particulars of 7 colleagues to get the masks from a vending machine.


Srinivasan Yuvaraj obtained the personal particulars of 7 colleagues to get the masks from a vending machine.
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Shaffiq Alkhatib
Court Correspondent

Jun 25, 2021

SINGAPORE - A marine surveyor obtained the personal particulars of seven colleagues amid the Covid-19 outbreak and used the information to dupe Temasek Foundation into issuing seven face masks through a vending machine.
Temasek Foundation is the social and charity arm of Singapore investment company Temasek and the masks cost a total of $84.
Indian national Srinivasan Yuvaraj, 39, pleaded guilty on Friday (June 25) to a cheating charge and was sentenced to seven weeks' jail.
The court heard that Temasek Foundation had conducted the fourth round of its nationwide mask distribution exercise in March to provide Singapore residents with adequate access to the masks during the pandemic.
From March 1 to 14, residents could each collect one reusable mask by keying in their NRIC or FIN numbers at the machines installed at various places, including community centres, islandwide.
No further verification was needed and the masks would be issued only once per NRIC or FIN number.

Srinivasan had in his possession the name lists of his colleagues, along with their personal particulars.
He then randomly selected seven names and jotted down their particulars, including their NRIC and FIN numbers.
Without his colleagues' consent, he went to a mask vending machine at Chua Chu Kang Community Club on March 1 and unlawfully obtained seven masks worth $12 each.
Srinivasan's offences came to light after one of his colleagues tried but failed to redeem his face mask. The 53-year-old man lodged a police report on March 4.
Srinivasan later discarded the masks and has made no restitution.
For cheating, an offender can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined.
 
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