Singapore riots: Charges against 7 Indians dropped

Seven out of the 33 Indians charged with alleged rioting in Singapore's worst outbreak of violence in over 40 years were acquitted on Tuesday , even as two more of their compatriots were arraigned in the incident. Charges against seven Indians were dropped after they had spent a week in detention for their alleged roles in the December 8 riot in Little India, a precinct of Indian-origin businesses, eateries and pubs where most of the South Asian workers take their Sunday break. The cases against 21 out of the remaining 26 was also heard in court, with the prosecution asking for them to be remanded for another week for further police investigations.  In his application, Deputy Public Prosecutor John Lu cited copious amount of work such as going through the statements of all accused involved, the evidence of more than 300 police officers at the scene, video clips and surveillance camera recordings that needed to be examined.