Business consultant claims trial to cheating charges involving Mitra funds

 

Business consultant P Anbalahgan was granted bail at RM20,000, to be paid in three instalments. (Bernama pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: A business consultant pleaded not guilty in the sessions court here to 15 counts of cheating involving over RM300,000 of Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) funds three years ago.

P Anbalahgan, 61, was today charged with cheating Mitra training education section assistant director R Kavithah by inducing her to believe that several documents he handed to her were genuine.

They include three Hong Leong Bank statements, eight receipts under the name Bengkel Motor Steben, and four invoices presented in Mitra reports dated April 14, 2020.

This induced Kavithah to deposit RM331,047 into Bengkel Motor Steben’s account.

All of the offences were allegedly committed at Mitra at the Prime Minister’s Department in Putrajaya on April 14 and Dec 3, 2020.

The charge under Section 420 of the Penal Code provides for a prison term of not less than one year and not more than 10 years, with whipping and a fine upon conviction.

Anbalahgan also pleaded not guilty to 15 alternative charges on the same offences allegedly committed at the same place and time.

Judge Suzana Hussin fixed bail at RM20,000, to be paid in three instalments by Oct 11 as requested by the accused, with one surety for all the charges.

She set Nov 3 for case mention. - FMT