Couple jailed, fined for abusing Punjab-origin maid in Singapore

SINGAPORE: An Indian couple here has been jailed and fined up to 15,000 Singapore dollars after being found guilty of abusing their domestic help from India, a media report said on Friday.

Farah Tehseen was sentenced to 21 months while her husband Mohammed Tasleem was sentenced to four month of jail for abusing Amandeep Kaur from the very starting day after hiring her in November 2016, The Straits Times reported.

During the initial hearing of the case on June 9, the prosecution said Farha and Tasleem lashed out at Kaur as they saw her as a “poor performer” who “did not meet their standards”.

Farha repeatedly assaulted Kaur in November and December 2016 and also threatened to beat her with a stick. Tasleem punched and kicked the maid on two separate occasions, the court heard. The court also ordered Farha to pay the helper 4,500 Singapore dollars in compensation while her husband was to pay 1,000 Singapore dollars.