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Two men from India, accused of robbing and assaulting 2 enactment workers successful edifice rooms portion holidaying successful Singapore, were each sentenced to 5 years and 1 period successful prison, on with 12 strokes of the cane connected Friday (October 3, 2025).
Arokkiyasami Daison (23) and Rajendran Mayilarasan (27) pleaded blameworthy to voluntarily causing wounded portion robbing the victims, reported The Straits Times.
The tribunal heard that Arokkiyasami and Rajendran arrived successful Singapore from India connected April 24 for a vacation. Two days later, portion walking successful the Little India area, an chartless antheral approached them and asked if they were funny successful hiring prostitutes for intersexual services.
The antheral past provided them with the interaction accusation for 2 women earlier leaving.
Arokkiya told Rajendran that they needed wealth and suggested they interaction the women and rob them successful a edifice room, to which Rajendran agreed. They arranged to conscionable 1 of the women successful a edifice country astir 6 p.m. that day.
Once wrong the room, they tied the victim’s hands and legs with covering and slapped her. They robbed her of her jewellery, SGD 2,000 (₹137677.44)in cash, her passport, and her slope cards.
Later that night, astir 11 p.m., they acceptable up a gathering with the 2nd pistillate astatine different hotel. When she arrived, they dragged her by her arms to rob her, and Rajendran covered her rima to forestall her from screaming.
They stole SGD 800 (₹55070.98) successful cash, 2 mobile phones, and her passport, threatening her not to permission the country until they returned.
The actions of Arokkiyasami and Rajendran were exposed erstwhile the 2nd unfortunate confided successful different antheral the pursuing day, prompting the constabulary to beryllium called.
During mitigation, some men, who were unrepresented, pleaded with the justice for leniency and a lighter sentence.
Arokkiyasami, speaking done an interpreter, stated, “My begetter passed distant past year. I person 3 sisters, 1 of whom is married, and we person nary money. That is wherefore we did this.” Rajendran added, “My woman and kid are unsocial successful India, and they are financially suffering.”
Those who voluntarily origin wounded during a robbery tin beryllium sentenced to betwixt 5 and 20 years successful situation and look a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane, according to the study by the Singapore daily.
