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Intoxicated Woman Jailed for Assaulting Taxi Driver

2/19/2026

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  • Shalini Devarajan, 36, appeared intoxicated and refused to pay a S$24 fare in Singapore on November 11, 2025, then slapped the taxi driver after challenging him to take her to a police station.
  • The taxi driver was a 73-year-old man who had picked her up after being flagged down by another passenger.
  • The court found Devarajan guilty of voluntarily causing hurt.
  • She was sentenced to two weeks in jail.