Two 25-year-olds — Jai Ganesh Tanapolan and Dinesh Kumar Ruvy — have been sentenced to five years’ jail and 4 years’ jail respectively, along with six strokes of the cane each for rioting and gang-related violence.
The two, along with four accomplices, had attacked two male victims last March as they were leaving the Checkmate Club at Rendezvous Hotel, Channel NewsAsia reports. The victims were kicked and punched, and Dinesh used a chopper to slash one of them on the forearm.
As the six attackers fled away in two taxis, the victim who got slashed was losing consciousness at a nearby taxi stand. He was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where he underwent an 11-hour long operation. Multiple tendons, two arteries and two nerves were reportedly severed in his arm.
Jai received a heavier sentence for having a long history of violence. He was part of a six-man group that attacked five members of a rival gang at Rumours Club at Liang Court Shopping Centre in 2014. The clash left a rival gang member with multiple facial fractures.
A month after that incident, Jai and two fellow gang members attacked two other victims — who were taking an afternoon nap — with a 10cm-long knife.
Meanwhile, Dinesh and Jai’s four accomplices are currently serving jail terms of between 21 and 24 months for rioting.
