‘Pure chance’: Indian-origin man jailed for bigamy in Singapore; was exposed at hospital after second wife’s childbirth

Vaithialingam Muthukumar, an Indian-origin man, received a jail sentence for bigamy after his first wife discovered his secret marriage to a younger colleague at a hospital. He had married his colleague in India while still legally married and living with his first wife in Singapore. Muthukumar also made false declarations on immigration forms, further complicating his legal situation.

NRI