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2010 Kallang slashings

SOLVED2010Kallang, Singapore3 SOURCESUPDATED JUL 2026

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On the night of 29 May 2010 into the early hours of 30 May 2010, a group of four Malaysians from Sarawak — Micheal Anak Garing, Tony Anak Imba, Hairee Anak Landak, and Donny Anak Meluda — committed a series of robberies in and around the Kallang area of Singapore. Over roughly eight hours, they attacked four men: construction worker Sandeep Singh, national serviceman Ang Jun Heng, pipe fitter Egan Karrupaiah, and construction worker Shanmuganathan Dillidurai. The first three victims survived with severe injuries, including fractured skulls and severed fingers or hands, after being struck with a brick and slashed with a parang wielded by Micheal, with Tony and others also participating in the beatings and robbery of phones and wallets. Shanmuganathan, the fourth victim, was fatally attacked; an autopsy found twenty injuries, four of which caused his death, including a fractured skull, a severed hand, and a slashed jugular vein.

Police investigations led to the arrest of Micheal, Tony, and Hairee, while Donny Meluda fled to Malaysia and remained a fugitive for nearly seven years. Four other men who had participated in an earlier, unrelated robbery of a construction worker were also arrested and later sentenced separately for gang robbery. Hairee's murder charge was reduced to armed robbery with hurt after he pleaded guilty; in January 2013 he was sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane.

Micheal and Tony were tried for murder before Justice Choo Han Teck in the High Court, with the trial beginning in October 2013. Both men blamed each other for wielding the parang against Shanmuganathan. On 20 January 2014, Justice Choo convicted both of murder, finding that Micheal alone used the parang while Tony restrained the victim. On 20 April 2015, Micheal was sentenced to death and Tony to life imprisonment with 24 strokes of the cane. Both parties appealed, and on 27 February 2017 the Court of Appeal dismissed both the defense's and prosecution's appeals, upholding the original sentences.

Donny Meluda, who had converted to Islam and changed his name to Abdul Rahman Abdullah, was arrested in Malaysia in January 2017 and extradited to Singapore. His murder charge was later reduced to armed robbery with hurt, to which he pleaded guilty; on 19 November 2018 he was sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane, concluding all court proceedings in the case.

Micheal Garing's appeal having failed, he was hanged at Changi Prison on 22 March 2019 after his clemency petition was rejected by President Halimah Yacob. His execution drew international attention, including appeals for clemency from Malaysian officials, a Malaysian human rights lawyer, and organizations including Amnesty International, the European Union, and the Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore. Surviving victims Ang Jun Heng and Egan Karrupaiah later spoke publicly about their recoveries; Ang went on to pursue an athletic and academic career in the United States, while Egan returned to India in 2014 after receiving donations from the Singaporean public.

Key facts

Victims
Egan Karrupaiah, Sandeep Singh, Shanmuganathan Dillidurai, Ang Jun Heng
Date
2010
Location
Kallang, Singapore
Case status
solved

Case timeline

  1. 2010-05-29

    Group of four Malaysian men begins a series of robberies in the Kallang area of Singapore.

  2. 2010-05-30

    Robbers attack and rob construction worker Sandeep Singh, national serviceman Ang Jun Heng, and pipe fitter Egan Karrupaiah, seriously injuring all three; they then fatally attack construction worker Shanmuganathan Dillidurai, whose body is found at 7:30am.

  3. 2010-10

    Shahman Milak, involved in an earlier unrelated robbery, is sentenced to two years' imprisonment and six strokes of the cane.

  4. 2011-02

    Peter Usit Musa, Landa Surai, and Slyvester Beragok are each sentenced to six years' imprisonment and twelve strokes of the cane for gang robbery.

  5. 2013-01-18

    Hairee Anak Landak is sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to reduced charges of armed robbery with hurt.

  6. 2013-10-03

    Murder trial of Micheal Anak Garing and Tony Anak Imba begins in the High Court before Justice Choo Han Teck.

  7. 2014-01-20

    Justice Choo Han Teck convicts Micheal Anak Garing and Tony Anak Imba of murder.

  8. 2015-04-20

    Micheal Anak Garing is sentenced to death; Tony Anak Imba is sentenced to life imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane.

  9. 2016-09-05

    Court of Appeal hears Micheal Garing's appeal and the prosecution's appeal against Tony Imba's sentence.

  10. 2017-01-14

    Fugitive Donny Anak Meluda, now using the name Abdul Rahman Abdullah, is arrested by Malaysian police at Sibu Airport.

  11. 2017-01-20

    Donny Meluda/Abdul Rahman Abdullah is charged with murder in Singapore.

  12. 2017-02-27

    Court of Appeal dismisses both the defense's and prosecution's appeals, upholding Micheal Garing's death sentence and Tony Imba's life sentence.

  13. 2018-11-19

    Abdul Rahman Abdullah (Donny Meluda) is sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of armed robbery with hurt.

  14. 2019-03-22

    Micheal Anak Garing is executed by hanging at Changi Prison.

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People

  • Egan Karrupaiah

    VICTIM

    Pipe fitter, 43, seriously injured in the third robbery; survived

    citation on file

  • Sandeep Singh

    VICTIM

    Construction worker, 24, seriously injured in the first robbery; survived

    citation on file

  • Peter Usit Musa

    CONVICTED

    Sentenced to six years' imprisonment and twelve strokes of the cane for gang robbery of Wang Jiu Sheng in an unrelated case

    citation on file

  • Shanmuganathan Dillidurai

    VICTIM

    Construction worker, 41, killed during the fourth robbery on 30 May 2010

    citation on file

  • Slyvester Beragok

    CONVICTED

    Sentenced to six years' imprisonment and twelve strokes of the cane for gang robbery of Wang Jiu Sheng in an unrelated case

    citation on file

  • Landa Surai

    CONVICTED

    Sentenced to six years' imprisonment and twelve strokes of the cane for gang robbery of Wang Jiu Sheng in an unrelated case

    citation on file

  • Shahman Milak

    CONVICTED

    Sentenced to two years' imprisonment and six strokes of the cane for attempted robbery after pleading guilty

    citation on file

  • Hairee Anak Landak

    CONVICTED

    Murder charge reduced to armed robbery with hurt; pleaded guilty and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane

    citation on file

  • Tony Anak Imba

    CONVICTED

    Convicted of murder of Shanmuganathan Dillidurai; sentenced to life imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane

    citation on file

  • Ang Jun Heng

    VICTIM

    Full-time National Serviceman, 19, seriously injured in the second robbery, including loss of his left hand; survived

    citation on file

  • Micheal Anak Garing

    CONVICTED

    Convicted of murder of Shanmuganathan Dillidurai; sentenced to death and executed by hanging on 22 March 2019

    citation on file

  • Donny Anak Meluda

    CONVICTED

    Also known as Abdul Rahman Abdullah; fled Singapore for nearly seven years, later arrested; murder charge reduced to armed robbery with hurt, pleaded guilty, and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane

    citation on file

Places

Kallang, Singapore

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Common questions

What happened to the victim?
In the early hours of 30 May 2010, four Malaysian men from Sarawak committed a series of four robberies in the Kallang area of Singapore, seriously injuring three victims and killing construction worker Shanmuganathan Dillidurai. Two men were eventually convicted of murder; Micheal Anak Garing was hanged in 2019 and Tony Anak Imba was sentenced to life imprisonment and caning, while two other accomplices received lengthy jail terms and caning.
Where did the crime happen?
Kallang, Singapore.
Who was convicted?
Peter Usit Musa (Sentenced to six years' imprisonment and twelve strokes of the cane for gang robbery of Wang Jiu Sheng in an unrelated case), Slyvester Beragok (Sentenced to six years' imprisonment and twelve strokes of the cane for gang robbery of Wang Jiu Sheng in an unrelated case), Landa Surai (Sentenced to six years' imprisonment and twelve strokes of the cane for gang robbery of Wang Jiu Sheng in an unrelated case), Shahman Milak (Sentenced to two years' imprisonment and six strokes of the cane for attempted robbery after pleading guilty), Hairee Anak Landak (Murder charge reduced to armed robbery with hurt; pleaded guilty and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane), Tony Anak Imba (Convicted of murder of Shanmuganathan Dillidurai; sentenced to life imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane), Micheal Anak Garing (Convicted of murder of Shanmuganathan Dillidurai; sentenced to death and executed by hanging on 22 March 2019), and Donny Anak Meluda (Also known as Abdul Rahman Abdullah; fled Singapore for nearly seven years, later arrested; murder charge reduced to armed robbery with hurt, pleaded guilty, and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane).
What is the current status of the case?
Status: solved.

Sources

  1. 2010 Kallang slashingswikipedia · Wikipedia · 2026-07-07
  2. Sarawak cleaner jailed 33 years for role in 2010 Kallang slashingsnews · straitstimes.com · 2026-07-07
  3. Kallang slashings: Possible murder weapons identifiednews · todayonline.com · 2026-07-07
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