Woman fined $2,500 for molesting female nightspot worker

Published Oct 29, 2026, 01:21 PM

Updated Oct 29, 2026, 01:21 PM

Sonik Archana Susheel was fined $2,500 for molesting another woman, who was then working in a nightspot.

The 20-year-old victim was walking past Sonik who was dancing erratically.

Sonik molested and pushed the woman.

SINGAPORE - After consuming alcohol at home, a woman went to a nightspot and molested one of its female workers .

On Oct 29, Sonik Archana Susheel, 32, who is an Indian national, was fined $2,500 after pleading guilty to outraging the 20-year-old victim’s modesty.

Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Yohanes Ng said Sonik went to the downtown nightspot to meet a friend at around 11pm on March 13, and consumed more alcohol there.

She was dancing alone at around 12.30am when the victim walked through the area.

The DPP said the victim nearly collided with Sonik, who was dancing erratically.

Sonik then touched the victim’s buttocks and pushed the latter’s stomach area.

Court documents stated the entire interaction lasted not more than five seconds.

The victim turned towards Sonik and uttered an expletive.

Sonik continued dancing before walking away.

Upset , the victim sought help from the nightspot’s bouncers, and her superiors told her to rest.

The police arrested Sonik soon after.

Sonik was represented by lawyer Ariffin Sha, and the court heard that the offence was not premeditated.

For molestation, an offender can be jailed for up to two years, fined, caned, or receive any combination of such punishments. Women are exempted from caning.

Shaffiq Alkhatib is The Straits Times’ court correspondent, covering mainly criminal cases heard at the State Courts.

Outrage of modesty/Insulting modesty

发布于 2026 年 10 月 29 日下午 1:21

更新于2026年10月29日下午1:21

Sonik Archana Susheel 因猥亵另一名当时在夜总会工作的女子而被罚款 2500 美元。

这名20岁的受害者当时正从索尼克身边走过，索尼克当时正在疯狂地跳舞。

索尼克猥亵并推搡了这名女子。

新加坡——一名女子在家饮酒后，前往一家夜总会，猥亵了其中一名女员工。

10 月 29 日，32 岁的印度公民 Sonik Archana Susheel 承认猥亵了 20 岁的受害者，被罚款 2500 美元。

副检察官 Yohanes Ng 表示，Sonik 于 3 月 13 日晚上 11 点左右前往市中心夜总会与朋友见面，并在那里喝了更多酒。

凌晨 12 点 30 分左右，她独自一人跳舞，受害者正好路过该地区。

检方表示，受害者差点与跳舞动作怪异的索尼克相撞。

随后，索尼克摸了受害者的臀部，并按压了后者的腹部。

法庭文件显示，整个互动过程持续时间不超过五秒钟。

受害者转向索尼克，爆了一句粗口。

索尼克继续跳舞，然后走开了。

受害者情绪激动，向夜总会的保安寻求帮助，但她的上司却让她休息。

警方随后逮捕了索尼克。

索尼克的代理律师是阿里芬·沙，法庭获悉，该罪行并非预谋。

对于性骚扰行为，犯罪者可被判处最高两年监禁、罚款、鞭刑或上述刑罚的任意组合。女性免于鞭刑。

沙菲克·阿尔哈提卜是《海峡时报》的法庭记者，主要报道国家法院审理的刑事案件。

侮辱谦逊/冒犯谦逊