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Two Indian men jailed for over five years and caned for robbing sex workers in Singapore.

Victims were assaulted and robbed in separate hotel rooms on April 26, PTI reported.

Men cited financial difficulties in mitigation; Singapore law mandates minimum 12 strokes for such crimes.

Two Indian men accused of robbing and assaulting two sex workers in hotel rooms while on holiday in Singapore have been sentenced to five years and one month in prison, along with 12 strokes of the cane, PTI reported on Friday.

Arokkiyasami Daison, 23, and Rajendran Mayilarasan, 27, had pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt while committing robbery , according to The Straits Times.

The court heard that the men arrived in Singapore from India on April 24 for a vacation. Two d

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