Jasvinder Singh, 53-years-old, was just released from prison when he got drunk one day later and verbally assaulted a bus driver, insulting his religion and calling him a “terrorist”.
He pleaded guilty to one charge of uttering words to wound the religious feelings of a person, and one charge of being drunk in public; and he was sentenced on 13 August to 13 weeks and 12 days of prison.
Two more charges of harassment and breaching of Covid-19 SMMs were considered during sentencing.
What happened?
Jasvinder was released fromm prison on 29 June, and he was subjected to a remission order until 7 August.
However, the next day, he got himself drunk and boarded a bus (bus service 119) near Sengkang MRT Station, at around 9.10pm.
He boarded the bus without a mask over his nose and mouth, and he also failed to tap his ezlink card when boarding.
The bus was on the way to Punggol Bus Interchange when Jasvinder went to the bus driver and asked him about his race, in his ear.
The bus driver then told him about his race, to which Jasvinder then began shouting at him and called him a terrorist.
He also referenced the driver’s mother and religion.
10 Minutes after the bus arrived at the Interchange, he continued to shout at him and challenged him to a fight.
The police were then called and he was arrested.
His jail sentence was enhanced and backdated to 2 July, when he was previously remanded.
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