A Singapore court sentenced two Indian nationals to prison for operating an illegal cross-border remittance network that transferred more than SGD10 million to India without licences. The operation involved withdrawing money from migrant workers' bank accounts and was uncovered after a police tip-off led to arrests and the seizure of cash and ATM cards.
Singapore, July 3, 2026: A Singapore court on Friday sentenced two Indian nationals to prison for operating an illegal cross-border remittance network that involved withdrawing money from migrant workers' bank accounts and sending the funds to India without the required licences, local daily reported.
Cousins Angappan Arivalagan, 33, and Durairaj Kulothungan, 27, were convicted under Singapore's relevant laws for carrying out unauthorised cross-border money transfer services.
Arivalagan was sentenced to 15 months and three weeks in jail and fined SGD 6,000, while Kulothungan received a prison term of eight months and three weeks.
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