Harvin Velanggany also saw an Indian man, whose case is pending before the courts, allegedly assault the victim previously
2-MIN READ2-MINCNAPublished: 3:19pm, 15 Apr 2026A man raped a domestic worker in an open field in Singapore’s Rochor and stole money from her shortly after witnessing another man allegedly sexually assault the woman.Malaysian Harvin Velanggany, 24, was sentenced on Monday to eight years’ jail and six strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to one count of rape with a charge of theft taken into consideration.
Court documents stated that the victim, a 32-year-old Filipino, was on her day off when she was sexually assaulted on May 26, 2024. She cannot be named due to a gag order to protect her identity.
She had drunk several cans of beer during the afternoon and evening and was in an open field opposite Hotel Mi Rochor in Short Street when she was allegedly sexually assaulted by another accused man, Anbazhagan Sivamurugan. The 34-year-old Indian national was visiting Singapore at the time. His case is pending before the courts.
Harvin, who was working as an odd-job labourer in Singapore, had been looking for a place to sleep when he saw the alleged sexual assault.
According to court documents, Harvin noticed that the victim was “very drunk” when he went over to take a closer look.
