26-year-old, Mohammad Alvee Rana was sentenced to two weeks in jail after assaulting a taxi driver.
How it happened
The 58-year-old victim picked up the attacker and his girlfriend at Boat Quay on 21 October 2019 at about 10 PM
On the way to Novotel Singapore(Stevens Road), Alvee demanded the taxi driver to stop the vehicle so he could pee, the taxi driver explained that they are in the middle of heavy traffic and he could not just abruptly stop the vehicle.
The man then said if he does not stop his vehicle he will pee in his taxi.
The driver had no choice but to stopped the taxi along Stevens road so that the man could pee by the roadside. \While his girlfriend was waiting in the taxi. The driver asked where they are from and the woman responded by saying they are from Bangladesh.
The taxi responded by saying “Oh you are from Bangladesh”, the woman who was not happy at how the Taxi responded told the remarks to Alvee and the journey continues.
Upon arrival, Alvee threw cash at the taxi driver and argued with him and started hurling vulgarities at the driver and even pulled the driver’s shirt by the collar.
Witnesses at Novotel saw the incident and intervene