Bar owner in Singapore's Little India on trial for raping 17-year-old runaway who worked for him


Thirteen witnesses had been lined up to prove that Raj Kumar Bala had committed the offences as charged. - ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The owner of a bar in Little India went on trial in the High Court on Thursday for raping a 17-year-old girl who worked for him after she ran away from Singapore Girls’ Home.

Prosecutors contend that Raj Kumar Bala, 41, molested and raped the victim between the night of Feb 21, 2020 and the early morning of Feb 22 at a rented flat.

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