Ninteenth Indian jailed for Singapore riots

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

Ravi Arun Vengatesh, 25, a quality control supervisor, became the 19th Indian to be convicted for the riots, the Straits Times reported.


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Vengatesh was convicted of obstructing a police officer who was trying to control last year’s Little India riot.

He admitted obstructing acting inspector Thinagaran S. Krishnasamy near a lane at Chander Road.

The riots erupted after an Indian, Sakthivel Kumaravel, was run over by a bus.

This was the worst outbreak of violence in the country in over four decades.

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