Little India riot: driver is arrested
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Singapore - The male Singaporean driver, who was warded at Tan Tock Seng hospital earlier today, is being investigated for causing death by a negligent act.
There will be a complete ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol this weekend in the Race Course Road area where a riot broke out in Little India on Sunday night, Second Minister for Home Affairs S. Iswaran told reporters on Monday evening.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that a Committee of Inquiry will be set up to investigate the causes of the riot.
As for businesses in the area, shop owners and residents were seen clearing up the debris from the violence, with most counting their losses.
The High Commission of India is working with the Singapore authorities to ascertain the facts of the riot at Little India.
