A woman in her 20s, the wife of a Gurkha, was allegedly molested
by a half-naked man at a petrol kiosk in Upper Aljunied Road on
Sunday evening. Four Gurkhas and two police officers came to her
rescue, pinning down the man.
According to a report in Shin Min Daily, the incident happened at
around 5.45pm on March 18 at the Esso petrol kiosk beside Hotel
Windsor. The woman was withdrawing money from an ATM in the
convenience store there when a man clad only in jeans suddenly gave
her a 'bear hug' from behind.
The man, a Singaporean in his early 30s, had shocked the woman, who
screamed and then angrily questioned the man, according to an
eye-witness. An off-duty Gurkha who happened to be standing outside
saw the frantic woman chase after the man. Sensing something was
not right, he stopped the man from leaving.
The man, described as very tall and big-sized, tried to escape, but
other off-duty Gurkhas arrived to lend a hand. Two policemen also
arrived at the scene to arrest the man. It took four Gurkhas and
two policemen to subdue the man.
The woman is a wife of a Gurkha and stays in a dormitory near where
the incident occurred.
Said STOMPer Gee who read the news report:
"Luckily it was only a bear hug and nothing else. However, still
freaky.
"The man was also described as very fierce looking.
"However, he chose the wrong woman to target. She's the wife of a
Gurkha soldier, and the Gurkhas are widely regarded as the most
fearsome fighters in the world."
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