'F*cking dumb bitch': Man, 27, verbally abuses Holland Village cafe cashier for 2 mins after queuing from wrong end

At around noon on Oct. 31, 2024, a 27-year-old Singaporean man went to the front of the counter at a crowded Project Acai outlet in Holland Village to order black coffee.

He somehow believed he was "joining the queue" to place an order, but he was standing at the wrong end.

When the cashier refused to take his order and asked him to rejoin the queue, he went on a two-minute-long verbal tirade, calling her a "f*cking dumb bitch", "idiot", and "ch*nk".

When the cashier stepped away from the counter in an attempt to disengage from the conflict, he continued shouting at her and even hurled a tip box in her direction, hitting her lower back.

Rishi David Ramesh Nandwani was arrested within two hours and sentenced to jail on Dec. 30, 2024.

Outburst in front of children

According to court documents seen by Mothership, when Rishi entered the cafe on Oct. 31, 2024, the venue was crowded, and its patrons included young children.

At around 12:22pm, he got up from his table and stood at the wrong end of the queue in front of the cafe's counter for around two minutes.

He then asked the cashier if he could place an order, to which the cashier replied that the queue actually began from the other side of the counter and that he would need to queue for his turn.

Upset at her refusal to serve him, Rishi began hurling racial slurs and vulgarities at the cashier, a 28-year-old Singaporean woman, as well as other patrons of the cafe.

He also said he was "sick of this country", adding that it had "become like China" and that "Singapore was full of effing ch*nks" during his tirade.

Throughout his outburst, Rishi held up the queue to order at the cafe and refused to rejoin the queue at the back.

Threw tip box at cashier's direction

After Rishi launched a series of insults against her, the cashier stepped away from the counter so her superior could talk to him.

She also turned her back towards Rishi in an attempt to disengage from the conflict while he continued shouting at her.

However, her efforts eventually proved futile, as Rishi picked up a tip box that had been placed at the counter and threw it at her, causing her to sustain bodily pain.

Yet, the assault was not enough to quell Rishi's anger as he returned to his seat, still fuming over the cashier's perceived slight towards him.

Also tried throwing trays at cashier's direction

At around 12:29pm, Rishi decided to make a return to the counter area, where he picked up two serving trays and threw them in the cashier's direction.

He missed the cashier but continued shouting vulgarities and slurs at the cashier before leaving the cafe.

According to court documents, there was no medical report of any physical injuries suffered by the cashier, as she did not seek medical attention after the incident.

Jailed & fined

Rishi was sentenced to four weeks in jail and fined S$4,000 on Dec. 30, 2024, after pleading guilty to one charge of using insulting words and another charge of rash act endangering the cashier's safety.

Two other similar charges were taken into consideration for his sentencing.

In his prosecution's address on Rishi's sentence, the prosecutor highlighted several aggravating factors in this case, including how his "sustained tirade" was charged with racial slurs and uttered in the presence of children.

The prosecutor also argued that a deterrent sentence should be imposed on Rishi "to send a strong signal" to those who endanger others' safety "merely to express their displeasure as a petulant toddler would".

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