SINGAPORE: Two men were charged on Thursday (Apr 16) with cheating a columbarium in Bishan out of more than S$1.6 million (US$1.3 million).
Ching Wai Leng, 81, and Alagappan Muthu, 53, are accused of conspiring to cheat Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng on nine occasions between April and December 2023, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) said in a press release.
Ching, a Singaporean, was then the head of the maintenance section at the columbarium and a director of Asiabuild Enterprises, while Muthu, an Indian national, was a director at KKV Construction.
Ching owned Asiabuild Enterprises, a company that provided general construction and waterproofing services, according to the CPIB.
