7 men arrested for suspected rioting, rash act after fight breaks out at Circular Road restaurant
SINGAPORE — Seven men have been arrested after the authorities were alerted to a fight between two groups of people at a restaurant along Circular Road, the police said on Tuesday (Dec 22).
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SINGAPORE — Seven men have been arrested after the authorities were alerted to a fight between two groups of people at a restaurant along Circular Road, the police said on Tuesday (Dec 22).
The seven, aged between 20 and 42, are accused of rioting and rash act, said police, adding that they were alerted at about 9.45pm on Sunday.
Two of the men, aged 24 and 42, were arrested at the scene and a knife was seized. The rest of the suspects had fled prior to police arrival.
The five other men were identified after follow-up investigations and with the help of footage from closed-circuit television cameras, and were arrested within two hours of the incident being reported.
The seven will be charged on Tuesday. Five of them will be charged with rioting, which is punishable by up to seven years' jail and caning. Two other men will be charged with rash act, which carries a jail term of up to six months or a fine up to S$2,500, or both.
The police also appealed for information on the whereabouts of three men — Alif Daniel Norhidayat, Muhammad Khaliff Norhidayat, Mohamad Firdaus Yusni — to assist with the investigations for the case.
Anyone with the information can call the police hotline at 1800 255 0000 or submit the information online via the iWitness website.
"All information received will be kept strictly confidential. The police would like to remind the public that harbouring fugitives is a serious offence, which is punishable with imprisonment and fine," they said.
Investigations are ongoing.
The latest incident comes just after the police arrested 12 people for their suspected involvement in the case of rioting with a deadly weapon at Clark Quay last Saturday night, after a fight broke out between two groups along Eu Tong Sen Street. CNA
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