Singapore Airlines passenger jailed for groping stewardess as friends laugh at her (opens original article in a new tab)

A Singapore Airlines passenger was jailed for six months and ordered to pay compensation after groping a stewardess and causing her distress

• A Singapore Airlines passenger was jailed for six months for groping a stewardess and causing her distress
• The man, Akash Tiwari, also had to pay S$1,270.95 in compensation to the victim
• Tiwari's friends were laughing during the incident and he later cornered the victim in the aircraft galley
• Molestation in Singapore can result in up to three years in jail, fines, caning, or a combination
• Causing distress through threatening behavior carries up to six months in jail, fines of up to S$5,000, or both