Two Indian men, Arokkiyasami Daison and Rajendran Mayilarasan, were sentenced to five years and one month in prison with 12 strokes of the cane in Singapore. They pleaded guilty to assaulting and robbing two women in hotel rooms after being approached by a man offering sex workers. The men cited financial hardship as their motive for the crimes.

The Madras High Court strongly criticised Vijay’s TVK leaders for failing to rescue victims or take responsibility after the Karur stampede.

The incident occurred when the lift, stuck between the third and fourth floors, failed to open.