A Nairobi Court has ordered detention of an Indian National accused of obtaining Ksh 2 million by fraudulent means.
Viral Jitedra Amritlal Pattni is said to have jumped bail several times and disappeared into thin air for almost seven months forcing the Court to issue a warrant of arrest.
He was charged early this year with obtaining Ksh 2,375,000 from unsuspecting business Lady on diverse dates between January 1 and February 20, 2023, by falsely pretending that he would supply her with Jewelry worth the said amount.
He was also accused of issuing a bad cheque amounting to Ksh 570,000 to the complainant shortly after defrauding her.
The accused person denied the charges early 2024, before Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi and was released on bond.
He however vanished and jumped bail several times necessitating forfeiture of the said bond and the court issued a warrant of arrest against him.
After several months of investigation, he was later arrested at parklands and arraigned to court on August 13, 2024 where the prosecution opposed to his release on bail pending the hearing and determination of the case.
The prosecution in opposing bail told Court that the accused person was brought to court under warrant of arrest issued on February 2024 where his cash bail was forfeited by the Court.
The Court slated the case to August 22, 2024, for the ruling on whether to release the accused person on bail or not.
