an Indian construction worker was sentenced to death in Singapore

an Indian construction worker was sentenced to death in Singapore, on charges of murdering his fellow countryman, The Straits Times reported. Periyasamy Devarajan, 20, was accused of killing 31-year-old Raju Arivazhagan, who was working in Singapore for the past six years, on February 8, 2012. Devarajan, who hails from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, was in remand for a week before being prosecuted for murder charge, which carries a mandatory death sentence.