Muhammad Ayyub Mohd Rafie, a former 21-year-old full-time national serviceman (NSF), has been found guilty of using forged medical certificates (MCs) to avoid his duties, according to The Straits Times.

He pleaded guilty to 2 counts of using forged documents and another count of cheating by personation and was sentenced on 30 August to 18 months of probation, where he will be required to stay indoors from 11pm to 6am, as well as 60 hours of community service.

He bought the forged MCs from his friend’s wife, 27-year-old Siti Syahindah Muhammad Iskandar, with the latter already being sentenced to 10 days imprisonment on 23 August.

The Deceptive Scheme Unveiled

Faking Illness for Personal Gain

Muhammad Ayyub Mohd Rafie, who completed his national service on October 6, 2022, devised a deceptive plan to avoid his duties as an NSF and work as a Foodpanda delivery rider.

He purchased forged medical certificates from a friend’s wife, Siti Syahindah Muhammad Iskandar, 27, in a bid to feign illnesses and evade his responsibilities within the Singapore Police Force.

Ayyub’s motive for using the forged MCs was two-fold. Firstly, he aimed to evade his responsibilities as an NSF, thus escaping the duties associated with his role. Secondly, he sought to utilize the deceptive certificates to secure a position as a Foodpanda delivery driver, a job that required a National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) which he did not possess due to his NSF status.

Siti Syahindah Muhammad Iskandar: A Co-Conspirator’s Fate

Involvement in the Forgery Scheme

Siti Syahindah Muhammad Iskandar, the friend’s wife who provided the forged medical certificates, was also implicated in the scheme. She admitted to selling forged MCs, each priced between $10 and $15, through an unidentified online platform. These certificates were meticulously designed to resemble genuine documents from NuHealth Medical Centre in Woodlands.

Siti Syahindah Muhammad Iskandar pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery and was subsequently sentenced to 10 days in jail. She was granted bail of $15,000 and was required to surrender herself at the State Courts on September 6 to commence her sentence.

The elaborate scheme started to unravel when one of Ayyub’s superior officers grew suspicious after noticing disparities in the doctor’s signature on the forged MCs that Ayyub had submitted. This suspicion prompted the officer to conduct a thorough investigation, eventually leading to the discovery that the medical certificates were, in fact, forgeries.

26-year-old Loo Lung Tat pleaded guilty to one count of possessing intimate media recordings of others without consent, and another count of obstructing the course of justice by deleting the chat and app.

He was sentenced on 29 August to 3 months and 6 weeks imprisonment.

He had found intimate photos and video recordings of a customer’s fiancee while repairing his phone and scrolling through his media gallery, before sending the files to himself in another chat, according to Channel NewsAsia.

However, he got found out when the customer noticed that there was a new chat window in the Telegram messaging app with the files that Loo had sent to himself.

What happened?

The incident took place on 10 January 2021. A 30-year-old man, seeking to repair his OnePlus 7 Pro smartphone after an accidental drop, entrusted the device to a shop assistant at High Tech Mobile, located in Bugis Junction

The shop assistant, Loo Lung Tat, was tasked with the repair. Armed with the device’s password, he commenced the task of replacing the LCD screen.

However, things took a dark turn when Loo decided to venture into the customer’s personal data without authorization.

Upon accessing the customer’s Telegram chat history with his fiancee, Loo scrolled through the media gallery, stumbling upon intimate images and videos of the man’s partner. He then decided to save these private media for his personal use.

Loo attempted to forward the images to himself, but his plan hit a snag. As the customer had not saved his number, the images could not be forwarded directly. Determined to execute his plan, Loo saved his contact information on the customer’s phone and proceeded to forward the explicit media to himself.

The unsuspecting customer, using his phone later that day, discovered a new chat window with a user named “Jacky.”

Intrigued by the unfamiliar contact, he opened the chat only to be greeted by a barrage of intimate images of his fiancee. Bewildered and alarmed, he confronted Jacky, only to receive silence in response.

Realizing the gravity of his actions, Loo, the shop assistant, grew anxious and fearful. Fearing confrontation, he resorted to deleting the entire chat history and promptly uninstalled the Telegram application from his own phone. His hope was that erasing the evidence would shield him from the consequences.

The customer, however, was not deterred. He promptly reported the incident to the police, armed with a screenshot of the chat history as evidence. Loo’s attempt to evade justice proved futile, as he was swiftly apprehended by the authorities.

There have been new developments in the fatal fight at Orchard Road that left 1 person dead on 20 August at about 6am – 22-year-old Mohamad Zachary Danial Mohamad Azhar is being accused of having three bread knives in his possession at the Concorde Hotel and Shopping Mall, as well as passing a weapon to his alleged accomplice Muhammad Shahrulnizam Osman, according to The Straits Times.

Zachary was charged on Wednesday with one count of possessing weapons in public and another count of abetting his accomplice Shahrulnizam to use the bread knife to assault others; he had allegedly slashed 27-year-old Visnu Suriamurthi in the chest with a bread knife that had a 30cm blade.

His case has been adjourned to 27 September.

His accomplice, 30-year-old Shahrulnizam was earlier charged with slashing 27-year-old Visnu Suriamurthi in the chest, with the latter being part of another group that ganged up to attack the deceased who was killed in the fight, Mohammad Isrrat Mohd Ismail.

The main suspect, Asvain Pachan Pillai Sukumaran, who is being accused of killing Isrrat, was charged with murder and if convicted, faces the death penalty.

Recap

Victim and Accused

The victim, Mr. Mohammad Isrrat Mohd Ismail, lost his life after a fight that unfolded on Sunday morning at Concorde Hotel & Shopping Mall at 100 Orchard Road. The accused, identified as Asvain Pachan Pillai Sukumaran, now faces a murder charge in relation to the incident.

The incident transpired at approximately 6 am, when an argument between Mr. Ismail and Asvain escalated into a physical confrontation.

During the confrontation, Mr. Ismail sustained severe injuries and was rendered unconscious. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he tragically succumbed to his injuries and passed away.

Another individual, a 23-year-old man, also suffered multiple injuries as a result of the altercation and was admitted to the hospital in a conscious state.

More than 10 people have since been charged in connection to the case.

The accused individuals, including Asvain, are believed to have been part of an unlawful assembly. This assembly allegedly involved one or more members who committed the offense and caused harm to Mr. Ismail.

List of suspects

• 30-year-old Muhammad Shahrulnizam Osman, charged with voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon, allegedly used a bread knife to slash 27-year-old Visnu Suriamurthi in the chest.
• 27-year-old Visnu Suriamurthi (abovementioned), charged with rioting armed with a deadly weapon.
• 24-year-old Kavind Raj Kannan – charged with rioting armed with a deadly weapon.
• 24-year-old Sharvin Jay Nair – charged with rioting armed with a deadly weapon.
• 28-year-old Sridharan Elangovan – charged with rioting armed with a deadly weapon.
• 31-year-old Manojkumar Velayanatham – charged with rioting armed with a deadly weapon.
• 32-year-old Arun Kaliaperumal – charged with rioting armed with a deadly weapon.

52-year-old William Aw Chin Chai, who is being accused of assaulting 91.3FM radio host Cheryl Miles, received two more charges on 29 August for harassment and using criminal force on another person, according to The Straits Times.

He is being accused of pushing his right index finger onto a man’s face at VivoCity shopping mall on 29 June at about 6.20pm, as well as using vulgarities on the man.

He is now facing a total of 4 counts of using criminal force on others and one count of harassment.

Aw allegedly kicked a woman’s abdomen at the platform in Orchard MRT station on either 5 or 7 July, as well as tapping another woman on the back of her head near the Ion Orchard shopping mall on 26 July.

This is on top of the attack on radio host Cheryl Miles by allegedly punching her in her right bicep at the Orchard MRT concourse that same day.

Recap on Cheryl Miles’ incident

On 26 July at around 4.20 pm, Cheryl Miles was walking out of the Orchard MRT station when she encountered a man who blocked her path.

Without warning, the man then allegedly punched her right arm in the concourse area. The incident occurred at the bustling transit hub, leaving bystanders shocked and concerned for Cheryl’s well-being.

Miles then took out her phone and filmed her alleged attacker, who was seen looking away from the camera and gesturing at her, before trying to walk away as Miles exclaimed in the video “-police, yo, yo, you just punched me, dude,” as the man waved her away before leaving the scene.

The police sprang into action immediately after receiving reports of the assault. Through meticulous investigation and the assistance of surveillance cameras at the station, officers from Tanglin Division managed to identify the suspect as William Aw Chin Chai.

He was then subsequently arrested by the police.