Two Indian tourists have been sentenced to prison in Singapore for robbing and assaulting sex workers in separate hotel incidents. Arokkiyasami Daison, 23, and Rajendran Mayilarasan, 27, were each sentenced to five years and one month in jail, along with 12 strokes of the cane, on Friday.
The incidents occurred after the two men arrived in Singapore on April 24 for a vacation. They were approached in the Little India area by an unidentified man who offered them the services of prostitutes.
Arokkiyasami and Rajendran pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt while committing robbery. The Straits Times reported the details of the case. Additional details regarding the specific nature of the assaults were not provided in the available news reports.
