SINGAPORE, June 5 — Hoping to make extra cash by picking up ad-hoc passengers at the Woodlands Checkpoint, Alagendra Ranjan ended up trying to bribe an Immigration and...
SINGAPORE, June 5 — Hoping to make extra cash by picking up ad-hoc passengers at the Woodlands Checkpoint, Alagendra Ranjan ended up trying to bribe an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officer so that he can stay longer at a bus bay on a busy Friday night.
Another charge of using abusive words towards a public servant was taken into consideration during sentencing.As a bus driver employed by Amashan Tour and Travel Sdn Bhd, Alagendra crossed the Woodlands Checkpoint daily while driving a 44-seater bus to transport workers between Changi Airport and Johor, Malaysia.
As the concourse was crowded with other private buses due to the Friday evening rush hour, Sergeant Khairul approached Alagendra again to instruct him to leave.Sergeant Khairul then went up to Alagendra once more to ask him why he was still there. Sergeant Khairul then reported the incident and Alagendra was arrested on the same night he returned to Singapore via the Woodlands Checkpoint.
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