2013 Little India riots

The 2013 Little India Riots happened on the evening of 8 December 2013. The riots broke out after a fatal accident in Little India; 400 people were involved. This was the first during the Land Transport Masterplan 2013.



Description
The riot continued for more than two hours, and the situation was brought under control only after midnight. Officers from Special Operations Command and Gurkha Contingent were deployed.

Three busloads of police officers were dispatched to deal with the riots. As of 00:03 Monday, local time, all the rioters seem to have dispersed.

Causes
According to a statement from the Singapore Police Force, the riots broke out shortly after a fatal road traffic accident between a private bus and a pedestrian at 2123 hours SST, at the junction of Race Course Road and Hampshire Road.

Aftermath
Five police vehicles, several private vehicles and one ambulance were damaged in the riots. Video footage uploaded on the internet show rioters pushing police cars on their sides and setting an ambulance on fire. Ten police officers, the bus driver and 1 inspector were injured.

A total estimate of 400 rioters were present. The Singapore Police Force dispatched 300 riot police. The police only managed to make 27 arrests, in relation to the riots. All were of South Asian descent. Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Teo Chee Hean has stated that no effort will be spared in capturing perpetrators.