More and more people are now coming forward to the Transnational Crime Unit to lodge their complaint against alleged Fraudster, Shalendra Sinha who has been charged with fraud related offences.

Officer-In-Charge of the Trans-National Crime Unit, Inspector Abdul Khan told Fijivillage News, that most people coming in, are mine workers from Tavua. Khan said they were allegedly promised by Sinha to arrange visas to work in Australia, and were charged $555 each.

Khan said for these offences they have charged Sinha with 20 counts of obtaining money by false pretence.

Meanwhile, Sinha appeared before Magistrate Jone Rabuku in the Nadi Magistrates Court yesterday afternoon charged with 49 counts of fraud related offences.

Sinha who is in his early 30's pleaded not guilty to the charges, and has been remanded in custody till the 24th of September. He will appear in the Suva Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Sinha allegedly committed the offences all over Fiji, and he will be appearing in Ba, Nadi, Tavua and the Lautoka Court's respectively.

It is alleged that Sinha defrauded FIRCA and some other companies and people. The amount involved runs into millions of dollars.

Sinha is facing charges of impersonation after he allegedly obtained passports on several occasions under different names, uttering false documents, breaching bail conditions, forgery and other charges.

Meanwhile, his business partner, Mohammed Ramzan charged with seven counts of Fraud related offences, was granted $1000 bail with assurity on strict conditions. He has to report to the Nadi Police station three times a week and has been ordered not to leave the country.

He pleaded guilty to all the charges, however having being a first offender he was granted bail.