Nine Indians flout Covid norms, fined

Singapore, June 4

A court in Singapore has imposed hefty fines on nine Indian students for gathering at a rented apartment, in violation of the country’s circuit-breaker rules enforced to contain the spread of the Covid.

The court on Wednesday heard the case and imposed fines on the Indian students.

It noted that the incident occurred on May 5, during the Covid-19 circuit-breaker period when it was illegal in the country to have guests at one’s household, or to meet other people for social purposes.

They were caught after an unidentified person called the police about “an altercation” at the apartment on Kim Keat Road, reported Channel News Asia. When the police responded to a call at about 12.50 pm, they found 17 people inside the apartment.

Imposing the fine, District Judge Bala Reddy said that what could and could not be done in Singapore during the circuit-breaker had already been widely publicised. — PTI