Indian In Singapore Faces Jail And Caning

A 35-year-old Indian man, who tried to extort half-a-million Singapore dollars from Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, was charged in court. Nagarajan Balajee faces a jail term of between two and five years and caning under a charge of "attempting to commit extortion," Singapore-based newspaper The Straits Times reported today.

A 35-year-old Indian man, who tried to extort half-a-million Singapore dollars from Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, was charged in court. Nagarajan Balajee faces a jail term of between two and five years and caning under a charge of "attempting to commit extortion," Singapore-based newspaper The Straits Times reported today.