Indian - origin man jailed in Singapore for molesting fight attendant
* An Indian-origin man has been jailed for three weeks in singapore
* The man molested a cabin crew member on board a Singapore -bound fight
* He claimed that he was intoxicated when he committed the offence
A34 years-old indian-origin man based in Australia has been jailed for three weeks inSingapore for molesting a cabin crew member on board a Singapore-bound fight, a media report said today.
Paranjape Niranjan Jayanta, who works for a logistics firm, pleaded guilty to two charges of molestation of the 25-years-old fight attendant in August and had one charge taken into consideration for sentencing.
During the eight-hour fight from sydney to Singapore, Jayanta approached the fight attendant a few times to ask for her phone number, but she ignored him.
The business class passenger on board a Scoot fight also caressed the attendant's left hip, The Straits Times' reported.
The woman immediately alerted her supervisor. She later lodged a report at the Changi Airport Terminal 2 Police post.
Jayanta, who was unrepresented told District Judge Lim Tse How that he was intoxicated when he committed the offence and added, " I can't handle my drink".
He also said he was remorseful and pleaded for leniency.
For each count of molestation, he could have been jailed for up to two years and fined.
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