March 2019:
Five gang members confronted club bouncers at Concorde Hotel around 1am while armed with a taser, katana sword, knife and spanner. They had earlier been denied re-entry after being thrown out for shouting gang slogans in the club.
The bouncers relented and allowed them to go back into the club.
Four gang members were dealt with under the Act.
Oct 7, 2020:
More than 22 secret society members gathered around Lorong 13 Geylang at about 2.40am to carry out a retaliatory attack against a rival gang member. Several were armed with weapons, including parangs and knuckle dusters.
They demanded that the rival gang member pay money to resolve a matter. Fearing for his safety, he agreed.
Three gang members were dealt with under the Act.
Nov 9, 2021:
Around 4am, a group of about 10 gang members went to a rival gang member’s flat armed with deadly weapons such as a machete, knuckle duster and karambit — a curved knife with Southeast Asian roots.
They intended to take revenge on the rival gang member whom they believed had assaulted their headman in a separate incident.
When they found out he was not home, they punched and kicked his parents, brother and sister in the flat. A foldable chair was also used as a weapon during the attack.
The father suffered a facial bone fracture and was given 18 days of hospitalisation leave, while the mother’s forearm was fractured. She was given 14 days of hospitalisation leave.
Seven gang members were dealt with under the Act.
Jan 8, 2022:
More than 10 members of rival secret societies fought at Circular Road. During the riot, those from one of the gangs chased and assaulted rival gang members, kicking and punching them.
One also used a karambit to stab the leg of a rival.
Four gang members were dealt with under the Act.
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