Bangladeshi national cons 4 countrymen of their work permits
Published on Sep 12, 2011
By Khushwant SinghA Bangladeshi national befriended four of his countryman at the Yishun MRT station on Vesak Day on May 17, 2011. Finding out that they were new here and were heading to Sentosa, Md Sobuj decided to con them of their work permits.
The 25-year-old lied that they needed a photocopy of their work permits to go there. He then offered to help them make copies but scooted off with their work permits instead.
On Monday, he was jailed for 10 months. He had pleaded guilty to dishonestly inducing Mr Suzan Meia Year Badsh, 27, into handing over his work permit.
Three other charges for conning the other three general workers were taken into consideration by District Judge Wong Choon Ning in the sentencing.
The court heard that Sobuj led the group to a nearby coffee shop and collected their work permits.
He also jotted down the cellphone number of Mr Badsh. He told them to wait at the coffee shop and he went off purportedly to make the copies.
Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
