GARUGA: A businessman has been remanded to prison over allegations of obtaining Shs62 million from a buyer by falsely claiming to be selling him land in Garuga, Wakiso District.
Gashari Samuel was arraigned before the Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court on charges of obtaining money by false pretence, contrary to Section 285 of the Penal Code Act.
The prosecution alleges that between 2018 and 2019, in Kampala District, Gashari fraudulently obtained Shs62 million from Kato Denis Sekate by falsely claiming that he was selling him 50 decimals of land in Garuga, Katabi Town Council, Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso District.
According to the allegations, Gashari did not own the land he purported to sell to the complainant.
The accused was arraigned by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU), working jointly with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
Gashari was remanded until October 29, 2026, as the case awaits further proceedings.
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