Singapore:

A 25-year-old Indian nationwide has been sentenced to 4 years of jail and 6 strokes of the cane for harassing a British lady at a nightclub in Singapore in 2022, in keeping with a media report on Friday.

The incident occurred in August 2022 when Erugula Eswara Reddy, who’s in Singapore on a pupil move, met the survivor at a Turf Membership street restaurant whereas she was intoxicated and ready for her pals, The Straits Occasions reported.

Benefiting from the scenario, Reddy forcibly lifted the survivor from the chair and took her to a close-by subject regardless that she continually saved asking him to let her go.

He then molested the girl, laid her on the bottom and undressed himself, the report stated.

Nevertheless, one of many male pals of the girl who was trying to find her reached the spot after he heard her screams calling for assist. The survivor’s buddy on reaching the spot noticed that Reddy was bare with the partially dressed lady mendacity face up and weeping.

The buddy then alerted the police and officers arrived on the scene to arrest the offender.

Throughout the listening to, Deputy Public Prosecutor John Lu informed the court docket: “Whereas Reddy was forcibly taking the survivors to the sphere, she continually informed him to cease and avoid her”.

Reddy took away the cell phone and molested the girl earlier than undressing himself.

On Friday John Lu urged the court docket to condemn Reddy to 4 years’ jail and 6 strokes of the cane, including, “Throughout his interplay with the survivor, the accused should have observed that the survivor was drunk, alone and susceptible, which is why the accused selected to reap the benefits of her.” For committing the offence, Reddy may have been jailed for between two and 10 years and caned.

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