Indian-origin man sentenced to 8 yrs corrective training, caning in Singapore

Singapore: A 26-year-old Indian-origin man was on Monday sentenced by a Singapore court to eight years of corrective training and 24 strokes of the cane for supplying weapons, including a baton and a samurai sword, that was used in a serious slashing incident in 2018.

Arjun Retnavelu was also sentenced to an extra 360 days in jail for reoffending while on remission, TODAY newspaper reported.

The court sentenced Arjun to eight years of corrective training. He was also sentenced to 24 strokes of the cane, the paper said.