Four NRIs arrested over lighting fireworks on Diwali

A court has charged four men of Indian origin for their suspected involvement in the discharge of dangerous fireworks on the occasion of Diwali.

Diwali in Singapore

Source: SG Road Vigilante

According to a statement released by Singapore Police, the four men were involved in three different cases.

The police were alerted to loud sounds at different places on November 6th. A 28-year-old man arrested for the incident at Yishun Street on 7th November. Two men arrested for the incident on Bukit Batok West Avenue on 6th November. A 25-year-old was arrested on November 8th after the loud noise was reported on Seng Road.

Four men have been charged in court on 9 November 2018 with the discharge of dangerous fireworks under Section 3(1)(b) of the Dangerous Fireworks Act, Chapter 72, police said.
A video posted on Facebook page SG Road Vigilante – SGRV shows fireworks and the police vehicle running towards it.

The Strait Times has identified the accused as Hariprasanth (18), Elvis Xavier Fernandez (25), Jeevan Arjoon (28) and Alagappan Singaram (54).

Discharging fireworks in Singapore since August 1, 1972, is illegal.

The accused face a maximum fine of SGD 10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

“Members of the public are reminded that it is an offence to possess, sell, transport, send, deliver, distribute or import any dangerous fireworks. The Police have zero tolerance against acts that endanger the lives or safety of others as well as cause undue alarm to the public, and will not hesitate to take action against those who blatantly disregard the law,” the police said in a statement.


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