Indian-Origin Singaporean Faces Jail for Drug Offences and Bribe Attempt

Indian-Origin Singaporean Faces Jail for Drug Offences and Bribe Attempt

Radika Rajavarma, a Singaporean of Indian origin, was sentenced to over five years in prison for offering a bribe to police officers and multiple drug offences. Her repeated involvement with drugs since 2018 led to her latest arrest and subsequent sentencing, alongside a breach of her previous remission order.

Over 5 years’ jail for repeat drug abuser who offered $1k bribe to cops for chance to smoke

Radika Rajavarma was 'desperate to smoke' one last cigarette when she offered the bribe in October 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Indian Woman Jailed 5 Years for Bribing Singapore Cops

Representational photo Singapore- An Indian-origin Singaporean drug abuser, out on bail and remission, was sentenced to an over five years jail for offering a bribe of SGD 1,000 to police officers for allowing her to smoke a cigarette in 2022. Radika Rajavarma, 42, pleaded guilty on Thursday to multiple offences including drug consumption and offering a bribe, The Straits Times reported on Friday. She had been in and out of jail since 2018 for d…

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An Indian-origin Singaporean drug abuser, out on bail and remission, was sentenced to an over five years jail for offering a bribe of SGD 1,000 to police officers for allowing her to smoke a cigarette in 2022. Representational image of a woman lighting a cigarette. Photo courtesy: Anastasia Vityukova/Unsplash Radika Rajavarma, 42, pleaded guilty on Thursday to multiple offences including drug consumption and offering a bribe, The Straits Times r…

Repeat drug offender jailed over five years after offering S$1k bribe and breaching supervision

A repeat drug offender has been sentenced to over five years’ jail after she attempted to bribe two police officers with S$1,000 to smoke one more cigarette while in custody. According to The Straits Times, 42-year-old Radika Rajavarma was sentenced on 28 August, 2025, to five years, eight months and four weeks’ imprisonment. She was also ordered to serve an additional 256 days for breaching a remission order. Radika pleaded guilty to multiple o…

Over 5 years' jail for repeat drug abuser who offered $1k bribe to cops for chance to smoke

SINGAPORE — A repeat drug abuser landed herself in deeper trouble in 2022 when she offered police officers a bribe of $1,000 in exchange for permission to smoke one more cigarette, after she already had a few.On Aug 28, Radika Rajavarma, 42, was sentenced to five years, eight months and four weeks' jail.She had pleaded guilty to multiple offences including drug consumption and offering a bribe.The Singaporean must also spend another 256 days beh…