Singapore City (Pakistan News Online) An Indian national in Singapore has been sentenced to seven months in prison for forcing his way into his neighbor’s house and harassing her, who has urinated in the victim’s house after her husband intervention.
According to media reports, 26-year-old Erakudan Aben raj has pleaded guilty to the charge in court. The incident occurred in the early hours of September 22 when Aben raj entered his neighbor’s unit through the balcony.
The 36-year-old victim, whose name cannot be disclosed due to legal restrictions, was sleeping in the bedroom with her husband while her daughter was in another room. The accused went into the woman’s room and started touching her underwear.
Daily Pakistan Urdu told citing Channel News Asia, the woman woke up when she felt someone touching her and was surprised that her husband was sleeping next to her, so who was it?
When she looked up, she found the accused standing there with his mobile phone’s flashlight on. Her husband also woke up when the woman screamed and confronted the accused and asked her to leave the room. Out of fear, Aben Raj urinated there and begged her husband not to call the police.
The victim family immediately informed the police and the accused stayed there until the police arrived. During interrogation, Aben Raj confessed to forcibly entering the house but claimed that he did not touch the woman but his phone accidentally fell on the victim, which woke her up.
The prosecution took the stand in court that the victim should have felt safe in her house, but the accused not only violated her privacy by entering the place but also created more problems for her. In addition, the fact that the accused urinated there after the incident created more problems.
The accused’s lawyer, Ambalavanar Ravidas, while requesting a seven-month sentence, said that his client belongs to a poor family and was suffering from mental stress.
They also claimed that Aben Raj’s grandmother had committed suicide, which was why he was mentally disturbed. However, the prosecution cited a report from the Institute of Mental Health, which clarified that Aben Raj was not diagnosed with any mental illness.
On this, the accused’s lawyer admitted that his client did not have any mental illness, he was just under general mental stress. The court sentenced the accused to seven months in prison.
According to the law, the offence could have been punished with imprisonment for up to three years, fine or whipping.