A man has been charged for defrauding a Kenyan woman Sh2.3million in a fake gold and diamond supply scam.
This is after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP)applied to court to have bond and bail issued in favour of a businessman of Asian origin cancelled, and he be remanded in prison pending trial.
Trial magistrate Susan Shitubi was told by the prosecution that the accused, Viral Jitedra Amritlal Pattni escaped the jurisdiction of the court after he was charged the offence of defrauding a woman Sh2.3million.
Jitedra was detained pending the trial.
The court was told that the accused upon taking plea he failed to appear in court for trial, and subsequently, the warrant of arrest was issued, and it has taken 7 months to have him arrested.
The prosecution further submitted that the medical report that the accused has purported to produce have been verified to be fake they not from Kenyatta National Hospital.
The accused is charged to have defrauded Shaitsa khamisa Abdul Latif by claiming he was in a position to supply her with diamond from Tanzania.
The accused is said to have committed the offence between February 17 and February 23, 2024 at Parklands sub county.
Magistrate Shitubi said she will not grant bail at this stage.
The accused was ordered to be remanded at the industrial area prison.
