- A Singapore man is suing a woman for $2.26 million after she rejected his advances, reports say.
- K Kawshigan claimed the rejection caused him trauma and damaged his "stellar reputation."
A man in Singapore is suing a woman for more than $3 million Singapore dollars, or about $2.26 million, after she rejected his romantic advances and said she only sees him as a friend.
K Kawshigan, the business-development manager at AeroLion Technologies, a drone-production company, has launched a lawsuit against Nora Tan that will be heard next week, with Kawshigan alleging that the rejection caused him trauma and damaged his "stellar reputation," according to court documents, The Straits Times reported.
Court papers detail that Kawshigan accused Tan of "allegedly defamatory remarks and negligent conduct," and he needs the money to fund "rehabilitation and therapy programs to overcome the sustained trauma," the Metro reported.
Kawshigan sued Tan for the equivalent of $16,624 US dollars in January after claiming that she did not sustain an agreement to improve their relationship, reports say.
The judgment found Kawshigan had an "ulterior motive of vexing or oppressing the defendant," per The Guardian, and that the case was just a "calculated attempt to compel engagement" from Tan.
The woman first met Kawshigan in 2016, according to court papers, per The Guardian. Problems arose in 2020 when their views on the relationship became "misaligned."
"While the defendant only regarded the claimant as a 'friend,' he considered her to be his 'closest friend,'" the court papers said.
Tan agreed to counseling sessions that lasted 18 months after Kawshigan threatened legal action.
"While the defendant had hoped that the counseling sessions would help the claimant come to terms with her decision to not pursue a romantic relationship with him, this was not the result. Faced with repeated requests and demands for more frequent meetings and deeper conversations, the defendant decided in May 2022 to cease all contact with the claimant," said the judgment, per The Guardian.
Meanwhile, Tan is countersuing Kawshigan, alleging she had to install a digital door viewer, an alarm sensor, and a smart-video doorbell to keep her safe from his harassment. She said he continuously turned up at her home.
Tan is suing for $363 — the cost of this equipment — and a further $755 to cover the cost of counseling, mediation, and "healing" sessions that Kawshigan asked her to do to mend their relationship, Channel NewsAsia reports.