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‘See far’ man from India swindled out of rent money

Sep 07, 2014 News

 

A clairvoyant (see far man) went in search of a house to rent in New Amsterdam, but ended up being duped out of two months’ rent totaling $180,000. The money was paid over to the owner of the house following a verbal agreement between the two.
The fallout led to overseas based Guyanese Chandra Paul also of Wapping Lane, New Amsterdam being charged with obtaining credit by fraud.
He is accused of obtaining from Ashook Kumar, 25, an Astrologer from India and of Trinity Street, New Amsterdam the sum of $180,000 by falsely pretending that he was in a position to rent him a house at Wapping Lane New Amsterdam.  This occurred on Thursday March 6, last, at Wapping Lane, New Amsterdam Berbice.
Chandra Paul appeared on Friday before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on the above charge. He was granted bail in the sum of $75,000.
According to reports, on March 2, last, Kumar was in search of a house to rent.  He later made contact with Chandra Paul and reached an agreement for renting the upper flat of Paul’s house at Wapping Lane.
After inspecting the house it was agreed that Kumar would pay the $90,000 monthly rent and another month in advance. The money was paid on March 6, but no receipt was given.
Kumar returned on March 8 to occupy the house, but did not see Chandra Paul. Instead, he met a woman who told him that Chandra Paul is her husband and that he was out of the country. The woman was informed of the arrangement, but denied knowing anything of the agreements.
Subsequent efforts to get in contact with the man proved futile. Kumar was not given the house to rent. He then received $40,000 in May and was told that it was his refund.
A report was made to the Central Police Station and an investigation was launched. Chandra Paul who later returned to the country was arrested and charged.
He will return to court on September 15.

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