Indian Student Jailed For 35 Months In Singapore Over Construction Worker's Death: Report
A 22-year-old Indian student was on Wednesday sentenced to 35 months in prison for causing the death of a fellow Indian national by pushing him into the river while intoxicated.
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The original charge was reduced from causing death by a rash act.
An Indian student, aged 22, received a 35-month prison sentence on Wednesday for causing the death of another Indian national by pushing him into a river while under the influence of alcohol.
Legha Pawan admitted guilt to voluntarily causing grievous hurt to 33-year-old construction worker Jasbir Singh on June 30 last year.
According to Channel News Asia, prosecutors reduced the original charge of causing death by a rash act, and considered another charge in the sentencing.
Singh was the only financial provider for his wife and two young children in India.
The court was informed that both Legha and Singh were intoxicated when the incident occurred. After Singh was pushed into the river at Clarke Quay, a popular riverside entertainment area, a nearby couple alerted authorities.
Divers recovered his body several hours later.
Legha left the scene and tried to evade arrest but was apprehended the following morning, the report stated.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Jheong Siew Yin argued that Legha was aware of the victim's intoxicated state and could reasonably foresee that pushing him would cause grievous harm.
She also emphasized that he abandoned the scene without offering assistance. The defense attorney noted no weapons were involved, describing it as "a generic push" not aimed at vulnerable areas, according to the Channel report.
For voluntarily causing hurt resulting in grievous injury, Legha could have faced up to five years imprisonment, a fine of up to SGD 10,000, or both punishments, the report concluded.