Desi Cartman Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 An Indian man who claimed he was the victim of a racist attack after he accidentally burned himself while torching his car for an insurance claim has escaped jail. Jaspreet Singh, 28, of Essendon, had told police he was doused with petrol and set alight after he parked his car near his home early on January 8 this year. But police later found he had suffered the burns while trying to torch his Ford sedan. He planned to claim insurance money in order to fund a holiday to India, the Melbourne Magistrates Court heard today. Senior Constable Luke Devlin told the court today Singh had failed “to consider atmospheric conditions … (and) a vapour explosion occurredâ€. He suffered burns to his arms, feet, neck, face and scalp. Defence lawyer Paul McClure said Singh was in dire financial circumstances after the collapse of a business, and was going to use the burnt car to make an insurance claim. He said the events could have some bearing on Singh's wife who is in Australia on a student visa and hopes to apply for permanent residency when the visa expired. Deputy chief magistrate Felicity Broughton said Singh's behaviour was clearly a planned and premeditated enterprise. a Ms Broughton said for Singh to have claimed that he was a victim of a racist attack at a time when tensions between Australia and India was a cynical action. She imposed an aggregate jail term of eight months suspended for two years but she said if he had not pleaded guilty, Singh would have been jailed for 15 months. Singh pleaded guilty to criminal damage with intent to gain through arson, attempting to obtain property by deception and making a false report to police. Bugger escapes jail time :hitler:
ViruRulez Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 Bugger escapes jail time :hitler: do you mean the car burning which was termed as racist burning in the media .. was it done by the man itself :hmmm:
Desi Cartman Posted May 3, 2010 Author Posted May 3, 2010 do you mean the car burning which was termed as racist burning in the media .. was it done by the man itself :hmmm: ya , he said racists set him on fire .. :phehehe:
Clarke Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 What the deuce ! The country that was founded as the world's largest prison cant hold a desi in prison now :cantstop:
flamy Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 What the deuce ! The country that was founded as the world's largest prison cant hold a desi in prison now :cantstop:
mhr123 Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 Desi paji ... yeh tere desh mei kia anhooni hoo raha hai ...
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