A storekeeper was jailed for four months on Tuesday for molesting a
female taxi driver. Malaysian Vikneswaran Veera Muthu, 20, boarded
the 45-year-old driver's taxi with a friend in Bedok on May 31 and
directed her to go to MacPherson.
Along Pan-Island Expressway, he was seen moving his body towards
the driver's seat, and all of a sudden, leaned forward towards the
victim's seat and put his hand through the gap on the right and
grabbed her breast. She shouted at him and he released his
grip.
The victim then noticed that he was still leaning forward and that
both his hands were near her chest area. She then informed
Vikneswaran's friend, Mr Mohamed Arif Mohamed Nor, 27, who was also
sitting behind, what had happened. Mr Mohamed Arif immediately
pulled Vikneswaran back.
Vikneswaran apologised to the victim, who then locked the taxi
doors and drove both men to the nearest police post to lodge a
report. Vikneswaran, who pleaded guilty, could have been jailed for
up to two years, fined, caned or received any of the combined
punishments.
