Singapore Riots

An Indian national on Friday was sentenced to five years jail and 12 strokes of the cane for swinging a plank during a riot involving about 60 people outside a Gurudwara in Singapore.

Five Singaporeans of Indian origin were charged today with rioting and assaulting an Indian-origin man with deadly weapons in the Little India precinct in Singapore.

A 25-year-old Indian national was today sentenced to three-and-a-half-years in jail in Singapore for his involvement in a New Year rioting incident that ended up in the death of his compatriot and wounded four others.

An Indian has been sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment for failing to disperse from a riot scene despite police orders in Singapore's Little India precinct, becoming the last of the 25 men charged for their role in the country's worst riots in 40 years.

The prosecution in the Little India Riot case has charged the accused Indian national of lying about being blocked by police from getting into his rented room in Little India, the area where the riot occurred in December 8, 2013.

The trial of the last Indian national, out of the 25 accused from the country in the December 2013 riot case, has begun with his defence lawyer claiming "wrongful arrest" and "racial profiling" of his client.

Two more Indian nationals in Singapore were sent behind bars Tuesday for their involvement in the December 2013 riots in the Little India area of this city state, media reported.

Ahead of the first anniversary of Little India riot in Singapore, a book has been launched recalling the worst street violence in the country in 40 years.

A court in Singapore on Friday gave additional three strokes of cane to an Indian national for inciting others to damage public property in last year's riot here.

Singapore officials under attack by rights groups for using South Asian workers in a mock riot defended the exercise today and said similar operations will be carried out to preserve law and order.

An Indian was on Tuesday jailed for 14 months for his involvement in the December 8, 2013, riots in Singapore.

An Indian national was on Thursday jailed for 25 months and ordered to be given three strokes of the cane, becoming the 20th man to be charged for rioting during last year's worst street violence in 40 years in Singapore.

An Indian man on Tuesday was awarded 18 weeks' jail term for his involvement in the Dec 8, 2013, riots in the city.

An Indian man on Tuesday was sentenced to 18 weeks in jail for his involvement in the December 8, 2013, riots in the city.

A 24-year-old Indian was yesterday sentenced to 31 months in jail and three strokes of cane for rioting and abetting others during the Little India riots, becoming the 18th Indian to be jailed for his involvement in the country's worst street violence in 40 years.

An Indian national on Friday was sentenced to five years jail and 12 strokes of the cane for swinging a plank during a riot involving about 60 people outside a Gurudwara in Singapore.

Five Singaporeans of Indian origin were charged today with rioting and assaulting an Indian-origin man with deadly weapons in the Little India precinct in Singapore.

A 25-year-old Indian national was today sentenced to three-and-a-half-years in jail in Singapore for his involvement in a New Year rioting incident that ended up in the death of his compatriot and wounded four others.

An Indian has been sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment for failing to disperse from a riot scene despite police orders in Singapore's Little India precinct, becoming the last of the 25 men charged for their role in the country's worst riots in 40 years.

The prosecution in the Little India Riot case has charged the accused Indian national of lying about being blocked by police from getting into his rented room in Little India, the area where the riot occurred in December 8, 2013.

The trial of the last Indian national, out of the 25 accused from the country in the December 2013 riot case, has begun with his defence lawyer claiming "wrongful arrest" and "racial profiling" of his client.

Two more Indian nationals in Singapore were sent behind bars Tuesday for their involvement in the December 2013 riots in the Little India area of this city state, media reported.

Ahead of the first anniversary of Little India riot in Singapore, a book has been launched recalling the worst street violence in the country in 40 years.

A court in Singapore on Friday gave additional three strokes of cane to an Indian national for inciting others to damage public property in last year's riot here.

Singapore officials under attack by rights groups for using South Asian workers in a mock riot defended the exercise today and said similar operations will be carried out to preserve law and order.

An Indian was on Tuesday jailed for 14 months for his involvement in the December 8, 2013, riots in Singapore.

An Indian national was on Thursday jailed for 25 months and ordered to be given three strokes of the cane, becoming the 20th man to be charged for rioting during last year's worst street violence in 40 years in Singapore.

An Indian man on Tuesday was awarded 18 weeks' jail term for his involvement in the Dec 8, 2013, riots in the city.

An Indian man on Tuesday was sentenced to 18 weeks in jail for his involvement in the December 8, 2013, riots in the city.

A 24-year-old Indian was yesterday sentenced to 31 months in jail and three strokes of cane for rioting and abetting others during the Little India riots, becoming the 18th Indian to be jailed for his involvement in the country's worst street violence in 40 years.