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2 men, 81 & 53, accused of cheating Bishan columbarium out of more than S$1.6 million
They indicated that they would plead not guilty.
Khine Zin Htet
April 16, 2026, 03:03 PM
Two men were charged on Apr. 16 with cheating a columbarium in Bishan out of more than S$1.6 million.
Ching Wai Leng, 81, and Alagappan Muthu, 53, are accused of conspiring to cheat Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng (KWSPST) on multiple occasions between April and December 2023, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) said in a press release.
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Ching, a Singaporean, was then the head of the maintenance section at the columbarium and a director of Asiabuild Enterprises, while Muthu, an Indian national, was a director at KKV Construction.
The pair allegedly concealed the fact that they had an agreement to subcontract the jobs from KKV to Asiabuild, a private company owned by Ching that provided general construction and waterproofing services.
For their alleged actions, Ching and Muthu were handed nine cheating charges at the State Courts.
Conspired to deceive columbarium’s management committee
Ching and Muthu allegedly conspired to cheat the president of KWSPST into approving payments to KKV totalling about S$1,661,785 related to various kinds of maintenance works.
According to the charges, the two men conspired to deceive the columbarium’s management committee by agreeing to help KKV Construction secure jobs such as plastering, painting, washing, and repair work through an open tender.
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In exchange, KKV Construction would subcontract the work to Asiabuild Enterprises.
Both men indicated in court that they intend to plead not guilty, according to an update in the Integrated Court Management System (ICMS).
Their cases have been fixed for a pre-trial conference on May 21.
If convicted of cheating, an offender can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined.
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