Three other alleged
syndicate runners were also picked up by the
Malaysian police.

With these two 'snakeheads' - Chinese jargon
for people smugglers - held in Singapore, the
Police Coast Guard's chief investigating officer
Chong Choo Ha is optimistic the number of illegal
immigrants by sea will drop sharply.

'The snakeheads thought they were beyond our
reach. But they now know we have ways to get
them,' he said.

Straits Times, Singapore, 24 November 2004

Serial rapist attacked pregnant woman

He also took nude photos of her and threatened to scar her with 'acid'

By Elena Chong

SHE was early for work and after sorting the
papers on her boss' desk, she went to the toilet
at about 8.40am.

Already in jail: Suresh Nair was given 16 years' jail and 16 strokes for his latest sentence.

The place was empty. But when she opened the
door of hercubicle to leave, the 22-year-old was
stunned to see a man blocking her way.

Suresh Nair Vellayutham shoved her back in and
for the next hour, he raped, molested and
photographed her in the nude.

To keep her quiet, the 29-year-old Malaysian
used a toy pistol and a knife to strike terror in
her. He also threatened to scar her face with a
bottle of liquid he said was acid.

Her ordeal did not end even when she told him
she was pregnant. He said he did not believe her.

ASSAULTED
TWO OTHER WOMEN IN HOTEL

IN
THE hotel incident, Suresh Nair
Vellayutham was arrested after a vital
clue left behind in the hotel room -
where a flight stewardess was raped and
her colleague molested - led the police
to his girlfriend.

He left a memory
card for a digital camera, which had
photographs of his girlfriend, in the
hotel