Four Individuals Charged with Alleged Corruption and Cheating Offences

On 31 October 2025, the following four individuals were charged in Court with alleged offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act (“PCA”) and Penal Code:

a) Jeganathan Jagadeesan (“Jeganathan”) (37-year-old male Indian National), a project manager of Rotary IMC Pte Ltd (“RIMC”) at the material time of the offences;

b) Subramanian Swaminathan (“Subramanian”) (51-year-old male Indian National and Singapore Permanent Resident), a director of Seven Hills Construction and Trading Pte Ltd (“Seven Hills”) at the material time of the offences;

c) Swaminathan Naveen (“Swaminathan”) (51-ear-old male Indian National), a manager of One Stop Services Pte Ltd (“One Stop”) at the material time of the offences; and

d) Krishnan Subburaj (“Krishnan”) (54-year-old male Indian National and Singapore Permanent Resident), a director of DRS Engineering Pte Ltd (“DRS”) at the material time of the offences.

Alleged Corruption and Cheating Offences

2. Sometime between 2021 and 2024, over four separate occasions, Subramanian allegedly gave bribes to Swaminathan and Jeganathan totalling S$18,010 as rewards to further the business interests of Seven Hills with either One Stop or RIMC. During this same period, Jeganathan allegedly accepted a bribe of S$3,500 from a director of a company, as a reward to further the business interests of RIMC with the said director’s company, which is a subcontractor of RIMC.

3. Between 20 July 2023 and 14 November 2023, over three occasions, Jeganathan allegedly cheated Krishnan into giving him bribes totalling S$6,775.60, purportedly on behalf of another individual, as an inducement to further the business interests of DRS with the individual’s company.

Other Alleged Cheating Offences

4. Sometime in 2023, Jeganathan allegedly conspired with three individuals to cheat RIMC into delivering a sum of S$8,800, through a false invoice pertaining to the supply of materials, to a subcontractor of RIMC.

5. Sometime between 18 October 2023 and 27 December 2023, Jeganathan also allegedly conspired with Subramanian and another individual to cheat RIMC into delivering in excess, a sum of S$30,000, to Seven Hills via a marked-up Purchase Order.

6. For their alleged actions, the four individuals face the following charges:

a) Jeganathan Jagadeesan (Five charges)

i) Two charges for an offence punishable under Section 6(a) of the PCA;

ii) Two charges for an offence punishable under Section 420 read with Section 109 of the Penal Code; and

iii) One charge for an offence punishable under Section 420 of the Penal Code which is amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code (“CPC”) and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

b)    Subramanian Swaminathan (Four charges)

i) Three charges for an offence punishable under Section 6(b) of the PCA, of which one charge is amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC; and

ii) One charge for an offence punishable under Section 420 read with Section 109 of the Penal Code.

c)     Swaminathan Naveen (Two charges)

i) Two charges for an offence punishable under Section 6(a) of the PCA of which one charge is amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

d)    Krishnan Subburaj (One charge)

i) One charge for an offence punishable under Section 6(b) of the PCA which is amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

7. Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption. Any person convicted of a corruption offence under Section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act can be fined up to S$100,000 or sentenced to imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both. Any person convicted of a cheating offence under Section 420 of the Penal Code can be sentenced to imprisonment of up to 10 years and liable to a fine. Any person convicted of an amalgamated charge punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code can face twice the amount of punishment liable for that offence.

8. Organisations are strongly advised to put in place robust financial procedures, in areas such as procurement, to prevent falling victim to corrupt acts by their rogue employees. Guidance for organisations on measures to prevent corruption can be found in PACT: A Practical Anti-Corruption Guide for Businesses in Singapore, which is available on CPIB’s website. Organisations  may also consider to be certified under the Singapore Standard (SS) ISO 37001 – Anti-Bribery Management Systems, which is designed to help organisations implement or enhance an anti-bribery management system to reduce corporate risks and costs related to bribery.

Reference Links:

• PACT: https://www.cpib.gov.sg/research-room/publications/anti-corruption-guide-for-businesses/

• SS ISO 37001: https://www.cpib.gov.sg/research-room/publications/ss-iso-37001/

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau