File pic of Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose performing in concert. - AFP
SINGAPORE: A man who was drunk had just attended the Guns N' Roses concert in Changi and was looking for a cab when he saw a limo taxi.
Beljinder Singh Tara Singh, 43, ended up kicking the taxi's side door and breaking its side mirror when the driver refused to ferry him as he was waiting to pick up a private passenger after a concert.
Beljinder, a lifting supervisor, was fined $2,000 (RM6,000) on Monday (Dec 4) after he admitted to committing mischief in Aviation Park Road, Changi Exhibition Centre, on Feb 25.
Investigations showed that Wong Wai Xin, 37, was driving a white Mercedes-Benz taxi to pick up a passenger for a private booking after the Guns N' Roses concert that evening.
Beljinder approached the driver's side door of the taxi, while Wong had his window wound down while waiting for his passenger to call. The accused asked him if he could take the taxi but the victim declined, saying he was waiting for a private passenger.
Agitated, Beljinder started shouting at Wong. He tried to pull the driver's side door handle but it was locked. The victim wound up his car window and called the police.
While waiting for the police to arrive, Beljinder punched the driver's side window multiple times while shouting. Wong called the police again as he was worried that the man would be able to get into the taxi.
He then saw Beljinder meddling with the driver's right side mirror using his hands. The man managed to remove the mirror from the casing and subsequently broke the side mirror casing.
Eventually, Beljinder lay on the taxi's bonnet and fell asleep until the police arrived. Wong's taxi was subsequently towed away and he could not ferry his passenger.
Beljinder admitted to drinking four bottles of beer and a quarter bottle of whisky during the concert. He has made compensation of $1,486 (RM4,487) for damage to the taxi, which has since been handed over to ComfortDelGro.
He could have been jailed for up to one year and/or fined for mischief. - The Straits Times/Asia News Network
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