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Indian national jailed for Singapore diamond heist

An Indian national has been sentenced to over two years in prison for his involvement in a diamond heist in Singapore's Chinatown. Serasiya Milan Ramnikbhai pleaded guilty to theft after he and an accomplice switched a real diamond, valued at $154,000, with a counterfeit one they had commissioned in India. The accomplice, Mangroliya Manojkumar Kurjibha, received a similar sentence earlier. AI

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Indian national jailed for Singapore diamond heist

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · CNA ·

    Singapore jails Indian man who hid US$154,000 diamond in mouth during heist

    A thief was sentenced to 26 months and two weeks’ jail on Tuesday for his role in a Singapore Chinatown diamond heist. He had hidden a custom-made fake gem in his mouth, switched it for the real diamond and concealed the genuine stone the same way. Serasiya Milan Ramnikbhai, a 30…