Singapore: An Indian information technology professional in Singapore has been jailed for nine weeks for molesting a woman in a crowded metro train in the city. Rajagopala Soundararaja Panneer Selvan, 46, would have been jailed for two years, but the court reduced the sentence after he admitted to molesting the 28-year-old woman in a metro coach and apologised for his action.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Ng Yiwen told the court the woman felt someone pushing her from behind in the metro coach, which she boarded at Singapore's Kembangan station on March 16.
She, however, did not pay much attention, The Straits Times reported. Soon, the same thing happened again. When she turned around, she saw a man standing behind her, who was later identified as the Indian software professional.
When the train arrived at City Hall station in Singapore's Central Business District, the man got out and walked away to the opposite platform, while the woman continued to Tanjong Pagar.
The prosecutor said the woman filed a police complaint in order to stop Selvan from molesting other women. The police arrested him on April 18. A second charge of touching a woman in a metro train was also considered against him.
The convict's lawyer Ravinderpal Singh said his client realised his action was wrong. The prosecutor then sought at least a six-week jail term, saying a deterrence sentence will discourage him from committing such offence in future.
District Judge Samuel Chua backdated the accused's sentence to July 13.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Ng Yiwen told the court the woman felt someone pushing her from behind in the metro coach, which she boarded at Singapore's Kembangan station on March 16.
She, however, did not pay much attention, The Straits Times reported. Soon, the same thing happened again. When she turned around, she saw a man standing behind her, who was later identified as the Indian software professional.
The prosecutor said the woman filed a police complaint in order to stop Selvan from molesting other women. The police arrested him on April 18. A second charge of touching a woman in a metro train was also considered against him.
Advertisement
District Judge Samuel Chua backdated the accused's sentence to July 13.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Indian-Origin Man Jailed For Helping Friend In Singapore Football Scam Smoke Seen On Singapore Airlines Plane During Landing In Japan, Runway Shut Woman, 56, Gets Molested After Blaming Navi Mumbai Doctor For Son's Death Parents Gave Names Of Interns, Doctors To CBI In Kolkata Horror: Sources Video: Woman Tries To Jump Off Mumbai's Atal Setu, Saved By Driver, Cops Private Jets, Luxury Cars: Lavish Life Of "Ketamine Queen" Jasveen Sangha Can Siddaramaiah Government Survive MUDA Scam Allegations? Life On Earth Originates From One Ancestor, Older Than Previously Believed Matthew Perry's Death Sheds Light On Toxic Celebrity-Doctor Relationships Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.