Freetown, September 24, 2025 — The judiciary was jolted on Wednesday as two Indian nationals were arraigned on charges of deception and financial fraud linked to the country’s top judicial officials, including Chief Justice Komba Kamanda.
Prakash Ramrakhyans and Sindhi Chamantall appeared before Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah at Pademba Road Court No. 1, facing accusations of obtaining money by false pretenses contrary to Section 32(1) of the Larceny Act of 1916.
Court documents allege the pair fraudulently collected Le243,806 (approximately USD 10,160) from Ibrahim Koroma at the Majestic Travel and Tours Airline Office on Siaka Stevens Street.
The money was purportedly for six round-trip ASKY Airlines tickets to The Gambia for the Chief Justice and five senior judges—a service prosecutors say the accused never intended to deliver.
Both defendants pleaded guilty when the charges were read. Magistrate Jah denied bail and ordered their remand at the Freetown Male Correctional Facility.
The matter, prosecuted by Chief Superintendent of Police Tommy B. Zizer, Esq., was adjourned to September 30 for continuation of proceedings.
