Man Charged Over Sh600k Fake Car Sale in Nairobi
He denied the charges of obtaining money by pretence, acquisition of proceeds of crime, and use of proceeds of crime, the charges leveled against him.
The Nairobi court has released a businessman who it charged with obtaining Ksh 600,000 by pretence on a bond of Ksh 500,000.
Surendra Devish Varsani appeared before the Milimani Chief Magistrate, Dolphina Alego. He denied the charges of obtaining money by pretence, acquisition of proceeds of crime, and use of proceeds of crime, the charges leveled against him.
It is said that Varsani, on between March 22 and 24, 2023, at Nairobi city county within the Republic of Kenya, jointly with others, not before the court obtained Ksh 600,000 from Eunice Murigi Gichuiri by pretending to be in a position to sell to her a motor vehicle registration number KDL 979S, a Volkswagen Tiguan, which was a false fact.
In the second count, the court heard that on the aforementioned dates in Nairobi, the accused acquired the said money on his Safaricom Till Number 8072340, whilst he had a reason to believe that the said money formed proceeds of crime.
In the last count, he was charged with transferring the said money from his Till Number, knowing it formed part of the proceeds of crime.
The Magistrate released him on a bond of Ksh 500,000 with one surety of the same amount.
The matter will be mentioned on January 19, 2026, for pre-trial.
