She was polite and friendly. Maybe, he will repent. When the police arrived, at 5.13 am on Jan 2, he unlocked their room door and the couple were found in bed. The couple's urine samples were tested. The maximum penalty for rioting armed with a weapon likely to cause death is seven years' jail and caning.
Simple rioting is punishable with up to five years' jail and caning.
Those convicted of stealing can be jailed up to seven years or fined, or both. So when Mohammad Zukhee Abdullah and Sopian Takzanudin were hauled up to court for rioting and theft, they asked the judge for a sentence which would keep them away from their homes. District Judge S Thyagarajan went one step further. Mohammad Zukhee, who also faced one charge of theft, was sentenced to 19 months' jail. Sopian Takzanudin, who had three charges of theft, was sentenced to 24 months' jail.