India, Feb. 12 -- A Singapore court on Wednesday sentenced an Indian-origin man to 14 weeks in prison for hurting religious feelings and using abusive words against a public official, a local media reported. The 36-year-old, Vikneswaran V Moganaval, pleaded guilty to one count under the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act and another charge of using abusive words against a public servant, the Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. He was angry because his neighbour's children often played along the common corridor near his apartment, including again on Diwali last year.

His neighbour lived with her husband, three children, mother-in-law, sister, and a helper in the same corridor. He had earlier complained to the Community Policing Unit about...