Three Sri Lankans jailed for Little India gold chain theft

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Three Sri Lankans jailed for Little India gold chain theft

Published on Dec 10, 2012

A file photo of a goldsmith in Little India. Three Sri Lankans who stole five gold chains at a jewellery shop in Little India were jailed today. -- ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

By Elena Chong

Three Sri Lankans who stole five gold chains at a jewellery shop in Little India were jailed today.

Mohamed Nafik Nilamdeen Mohamed Nafik, 35, and Fahir Mohamed Ishak, 30, were each sentenced to six months' jail while Mohamed Niyabdeen Mohamed Hisam, 31, was given three months.

The two men's six-month sentences were backdated to June 4 when they were remanded, while Niyabdeen, who was on bail, began his sentence on Monday.

They admitted stealing the chains worth $26,511 from Minora Jewels with a fourth man, Jayasinghe Mudiyanselage Anushka, 30, at Dunlop Street on May 30. Jayasinghe's case is pending.

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Ringleader of jewellery heist jailed a year

By Khushwant Singh
The Straits Times
Friday, Dec 28, 2012

FOUR Sri Lankan nationals tried to recoup their casino losses by stealing gold chains from a jewellery store on May 30. A district court today sentenced Jayasinghe Mudiyanselage Anushka, 30, to a year in jail to swiping five gold chains, worth more than $26,000.

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Ringleader of jewellery heist jailed a year

Published on Dec 28, 2012
By Khushwant Singh

FOUR Sri Lankan nationals tried to recoup their casino losses by stealing gold chains from a jewellery store on May 30.

A district court today sentenced Jayasinghe Mudiyanselage Anushka, 30, to a year in jail to swiping five gold chains, worth more than $26,000.

The four foreigners arrived in Singapore on May 24 and would go to Marina Bay Sands casino to gamble. By the fifth day, they had lost most of their money.

They were walking along Serangoon Road on May 29 when Jayasinghe suggested staging a snatch theft to get back what they had lost.

They looked around and agreed on Minora Jewels in Dunlop Street. The next day, three of them entered the shop while Mohamed Niyabdeen Mohamed Hisam stood outside as a lookout.

Mohamed Nafik Nilamdeen Mohamed Nafik and Fahir Mohamed Ishak distracted staff by asking for the prices of various jewellery items.

Meanwhile, Jayasinghe grabbed the five gold chains being shown to him by a sales assistant and fled.

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