Man Gets Jail for Pushing Drunk Stranger Into Singapore River; Victim Later Found Dead

Indian Student Jailed For 35 Months In Singapore Over Construction Worker's Death: Report

A 22-year-old Indian student was on Wednesday sentenced to 35 months in prison for causing the death of a fellow Indian national by pushing him into the river while intoxicated.

Jail for drunken man who shoved stranger into Singapore River, causing him to drown

Legha Pawan, 22, fled the scene after pushing Mr Jasbir Singh, 33. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Man gets jail for pushing drunk stranger into Singapore River; victim later found dead

The victim, who had taken to drinking heavily after the death of his mother, fell backwards into the river and drowned.

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A woman was left lying unconscious in a pool of her own blood with a sight-threatening injury after a ‘sickening’ assault by her partner of 11 years.

Drunk Man Drowns After Being Pushed into Singapore River; Attacker Gets Less Than 3 Years' Jail

Legha Pawan, 22, received a jail sentence of two years and 11 months on 16 Jul 2025 for pushing construction worker Jasbir Singh into the Singapore River. The incident occurred on 30 Jun 2024 along the Singapore River in front of Clarke Quay Central shopping mall. Singh, 33, drowned after falling backwards into the river. He never resurfaced after Legha pushed him once in the chest with both hands. Both men were Indian nationals. Singh was marri…

Man gets jail for pushing stranger into Singapore river, resulting in death

SINGAPORE: A 22-year-old Indian national was sentenced to 35 months’ jail on 16 July for pushing an intoxicated man into the Singapore River, resulting in his death by drowning. Legha Pawan pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt to Jasbir Singh, 33, which ultimately resulted in grievous hurt in the form of death. His charge had been reduced from an earlier charge of causing death by a rash act. A second charge was taken into con…