Singapore, April 25 (IANS): An Indian was sentenced to a week in jail Friday here after pleading guilty to grabbing the shirt of another worker in a dormitory fight
The scuffle took place at the Home Stay Residence dormitory in Bukit Kaki area March 25 at about 11.20 p.m., The Straits Times reported.
Arumugam Velmurugam, 28, had faced two charges of grabbing the shirt and challenging someone else to a fight.
He was unrepresented and had sought leniency from the court.
He requested District Judge Toh Yung Cheong that it was his birthday Friday and that he supported his aged and ill father in India with his daily income of S$25 (about $19).
Velmurugam is the second man, among 16 who are facing charges for the fight, to plead guilty.
Dhamaraj Ramesh, 25, another Indian worker, pleaded guilty April 15 and was sentenced to two weeks in jail.
Fourteen other men have their cases pending in court.