24 Indians arrested in Singapore after riots

High Commissioner Vijay Thakur Singh said the High Commission was in constant touch with the Singapore authorities to ascertain the facts of the incidents.  

Singh said the High Commission would inform the next of kin of Kumaravelu.

The victim, who hailed from Tamil Nadu, was working here as a construction worker with Heng Hup Soon, a scaffolding company, for about two years.

His body was not decapitated as reported by some news outlets but he did suffer injuries to his face, The Straits Times reported today.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the riot was a very grave incident and his government would spare no effort to identify the culprits and deal with them with the full force of the law.

In a post on his Facebook account early this morning, the Prime Minister also urged all Singaporeans to stay calm.