{"id":22747,"date":"2025-12-24T21:44:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T13:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=22747"},"modified":"2025-12-24T21:44:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T13:44:35","slug":"m-ravi-consumed-drugs-before-death-friend-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=22747","title":{"rendered":"M. Ravi consumed drugs before death, friend arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013<!-- --> Police on Dec 24 said former lawyer M. Ravi had consumed drugs with a friend before he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/former-lawyer-m-ravi-found-dead-police-investigating-unnatural-death?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">found unconscious at home<\/p>\n<p><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Responding to media queries, the Singapore Police Force said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) received a call at 5.41am the same day to attend to an urgent case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThe person who needed assistance was 56-year-old M. Ravi. He was admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital unconscious, where he was subsequently pronounced dead,\u201d the police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police said another person was at the apartment when SCDF arrived. He was the one who called for help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police added that the friend said \u201che and M. Ravi had taken drugs a few hours earlier, and M. Ravi exhibited concerning symptoms after he took the drugs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The friend, who admitted that the drugs belonged to him, said he had administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation to Mr Ravi. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He has been arrested by the Central Narcotics Bureau for suspected drug-related offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cPolice were also alerted to this case of unnatural death. Based on preliminary investigations, police do not suspect foul play,\u201d the police said, adding that investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThe cause of death can be confirmed only after the post-mortem.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Unnatural death\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Unnatural death<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Drug consumption\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Drug consumption<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Singapore lawyers\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Singapore lawyers<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/former-lawyer-m-ravi-took-drugs-before-his-death-friend-arrested-for-drug-offence-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 Police on Dec 24 said former lawyer M. 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