Singapore News - The police are investigating a case of a man who allegedly kicked a woman in her chest and shouted a racial slur at her for not wearing a mask properly while brisk walking. Madam Hindocha Nita Vishnubhai, 55, said she was exercising last Friday when the incident. Read more at www.tnp.sg
May 11, 2021
Mrs Hindocha Nita Vishnubhai was brisk walking on her usual route from Choa Chu Kang MRT station to Choa Chu Kang Stadium when she was assaulted by a man on May 7, 2021.
Hindocha Nita Vishnubhai
He said in a Facebook post that the attack goes against everything that our multiracial society stands for, and the mutual respect and racial harmony that we hold so dear .
He added: It harms our international reputation more than we realise. I understand people being under stress because of Covid-19, and anxious about their jobs and families. But that does not justify racist attitudes and actions, much less physically abusing and assaulting someone because she belongs to a particular race, in this case, Indian. The victim happens to be a Singaporean, but even had she not been one, the attack would still have been wrong and shameful.
Shanmugam urged all members of the House to condemn racist behaviour in Singapore.
SINGAPORE, May 11 (The Straits Times/ANN): Groups have been capitalising on Singaporeans anxiety over jobs to fan the flames of xenophobia and racism, and such racist behaviour will become normalised if Singapore is not careful, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam.
Calling on responsible opposition parties to take a stand on the matter, he urged all members of the House to condemn racist behaviour in Singapore. The majority of Singaporeans are decent and not racist, but if we continue to fan the flames of racism, we will get to a more uncomfortable position, Shanmugam said in Parliament on Tuesday (May 11).
May 11, 2021
Madam Hindocha Nita Vishnubhai was assaulted while brisk walking from Choa Chu Kang MRT station towards Choa Chu Kang stadium on May 7, 2021.
Hindocha Nita Vishnubhai
SINGAPORE - The police on Tuesday (May 11) arrested a 30-year-old man alleged to have used a racial slur and kicked a woman on the chest last week.
The man was arrested for public nuisance, uttering words with intent to wound the racial feelings of others, and voluntarily causing hurt, following a report lodged about an incident on Choa Chu Kang Drive on Friday (May 7), said the police in a statement, adding that investigations are ongoing.
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The police have arrested a 30-year-old man who allegedly used a racial slur and kicked a woman in the chest last Friday.
In a statement yesterday, the police said they arrested a 30-year-old Chinese man for public nuisance, uttering words with intent to wound the racial feelings of others and voluntarily causing hurt , following a report lodged about the incident in Choa Chu Kang Drive.
Investigations are ongoing. The police take a serious view of such acts that have the potential to damage racial harmony in Singapore. Any person who makes remarks or takes action that can cause ill will and hostility between the different races will be dealt with swiftly and in accordance with the law, they said.