Karan Ramlakhan, also known as Kevin Singh, was granted $150,000 bail after pleading not guilty to two charges of obtaining money by false pretence over alleged housing allocation promises.

Ramlakhan, a 25-year-old minibus driver from East Bank Demerara, appeared before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Monday, where the charges were read to him.

The matter was adjourned to November 23, 2026.

Police said the charges followed an investigation into allegations that Ramlakhan obtained $300,000 from a victim in Georgetown between September 10, 2024, and September 14, 2026, by claiming he could facilitate the allocation of a house lot through contacts at the Ministry of Housing.

The victim allegedly paid the money to secure the allocation, but the promised lot was not obtained, prompting a report to the police.

During the investigation, Ramlakhan reportedly admitted to collecting money from individuals and passing it to persons he claimed worked at the ministry to expedite housing allocations in exchange for a percentage of the payments.

He further claimed that the $300,000 collected from the victim had been handed over to one of those individuals.

Police also received two additional reports alleging that Ramlakhan had collected money from other individuals under similar circumstances, promising to secure turnkey houses.

He was arrested on October 22 and charged on October 26 with two counts of obtaining by false pretence, contrary to Section 194 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01.