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An Indian-origin Singaporean pistillate was sentenced to 2 weeks successful jailhouse connected Thursday (February 19, 2026) for voluntarily causing wounded by slapping a taxi operator allegedly implicit fare astatine a constabulary station.
Shalini Devarajan, 36, refused to wage her taxi fare of SGD 24 ($19) due to the fact that she had nary currency and rejected the outgo options suggested by the driver.
After the pistillate challenged him to instrumentality her to a constabulary station, the 73-year-old taxi operator complied — and that is wherever she slapped him, according to a Channel News Asia report.
The tribunal heard that the unfortunate was driving a taxi flagged down by different antheral astatine astir 3 p.m. connected November 11, 2025.
Ms. Devarajan boarded the cab unsocial and the unfortunate was instructed to instrumentality her to her flat artifact successful Yishun lodging estate.
The unfortunate noticed that Ms. Devarajan reeked of alcohol. He drove the sleeping pistillate to her destination.
When they reached the block's shelter, the operator woke her up and told her the fare was SGD 24.
Ms. Devarajan said she had neither currency nor immoderate means of cashless payment. She proceeded to telephone idiosyncratic earlier saying that she needed to spell up to her portion to get the money.
The operator asked her to permission her telephone down earlier going up, but she refused. The operator besides suggested pursuing her up to the unit, but she refused.
At astir 4:20 p.m., Ms. Devarajan slapped the operator erstwhile connected his near cheek, causing him pain.
The unfortunate aboriginal went to the infirmary for attraction and received 1 time of aesculapian leave.
The taxi fare was not paid and Ms. Devarajan was arrested that aforesaid day.
The prosecution sought compensation of astir SGD 172 for the victim's aesculapian bills, but Ms. Devarajan claimed she had nary funds oregon wealth astatine all.
In her mitigation, Ms. Devarajan stated she did not realise she had a SGD 50 enactment successful her pouch erstwhile told the fare.
