Men get S$4,000 & S$5,000 fines for taunting police near Kitchener Road
Three men filmed taunting a police officer at a murder scene along Kitchener Road in Farrer Park pleaded for leniency in court on Tuesday (28 Oct).
In the early morning of 22 Sept 2024, a brawl at a Farrer Park coffee shop resulted in the death of a 25-year-old man.
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The police cordoned off an area along the nearby Sam Leong Road to preserve the crime scene.
‘I can show you 100% pure gangster’: Men taunt police at Kitchener Road
At about 5.10am, four men attempted to cross the cordoned-off area near Kitchener Road, but were stopped by police officers.
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Sergeant Wayne Lim requested that the group take an alternative route around. Instead, the men began to argue with the officers, as captured in a now-deleted TikTok video.
“You are a civil servant. We are paying our f*cking tax, you know?” 38-year-old Alex Kumar Gnanasekaran could be heard telling the police officer.
When the police officer responded in a loud voice, Alex began taunting him, asking, “You gangster?”
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“You want to talk like gangster? I can show you 100% pure gangster.” Alex continued.
“You talked like gangster, you know, we all scared, you know?” 45-year-old Md Dino Marciano Abdul Wahab then mocked the officer.
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As the others laughed, 33-year-old Mohamed Eusof Mohamed Yahiya continued taunting the officer, saying, “He’s going to cry already.”
2 of the men have previous offences against public servants
The police arrested the three men a day after the incident, alongside 39-year-old Mohanan V Balakrishnan, who recorded the video.
Mohanan received a fine of S$3,500 in Sept 2025.
On Tuesday (28 Oct), the three remaining defendants pleaded guilty to using insulting words towards a public servant.
The Straits Times reported that two of them had other offences against public servants on their records.
Eusof previously caused hurt to a public servant in 2022 while Dino was charged with saying vulgarities to a police officer in Jan 2025.
The prosecution stated that the men obstructed the police officers and showed disregard for them. As such, they sought a S$5,000 fine for each defendant.
Defendants promised not to repeat mistake & asked for leniency
In mitigation, the defence said the men were pleading for leniency.
“They will never repeat this mistake ever again,” their lawyer claimed, asking for a S$3,500 fine each.
Judge Lim Tse Haw noted Dino and Eusof’s other offences against public servants while sentencing.
He also stated that Alex taking the initiative to seek counselling showed a “genuine attempt to change for the better”.
Judge Lim gave Alex a S$4,000 fine, while Eusof and Dino each received a S$5,000 fine.
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