Man with 105 fraud charges faces another 10

IPOH: A 36-year-old businessman, who had faced 105 charges of cheating involving RM6.3 million two years ago, was slapped with another 10 similar charges at the sessions court yesterday.

N. Narendran, 36, from Taman Bukit Kuchai, Puchong claimed trial after all the charges were read out to him before judge Norashima Khalid.

Nine of the charges were for using fake Perak government procurement documents. On the 10th charge, he was alleged to have used a fake letter dated Oct 30, 2015 from Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital.

Narendran, who was represented by Bernard Francis, was alleged to have committed the offences at Ganang Resources, No.C-2-09 Persiaran Greentown 3, Greentown Business Centre here between April 29 and Oct 31, 2015.

DPP Nazratul Natrah Mohd Yusof appeared for the prosecution.

The accused was charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum jail sentence of up to 20 years and a fine.

Nazratul Natrah asked the court not to grant bail as the offences are serious.

Francis applied to the court to maintain the RM90,000 bail set earlier as the charges were similar to the previous ones and his client had given full cooperation to the court.

The court fixed bail at RM10,000 for all 10 charges.

On Nov 22, last year, Narendran pleaded not guilty to 105 charges of cheating Hafizul Abdul Hamid, 40, involving RM6.3 million in a fake investment scheme.

The accused managed to convince the victim that he had a business deal with Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital.