New Delhi, July 31 -- A 58-year-old Indian national, Ramalingam Selvasekaran,was sentenced to 14 years, three months and two weeks' jail by a Singapore High Court for allegedly sexual assaulting an minor. The sentence includes additional jail time in lieu of 15 strokes of the cane. He cannot be caned owing to his age, as reported by Straits Times

Ramalingam, who owns a provision shop, gave a free drink to an 11-year-old girl who visited his store, and when she returned later that day to buy ice cream, he sexually assaulted her.

The incident happened on October 28, 2021, at his store in Jurong West between 4.50pm and about 5.05pm. Ramalingam allegedly led the girl to the inner confines of his shop to touch her and make her perform oral s...