Cheekati Narasimha Rao
The Chief Executive Officer, Cheekati Narasimha Rao, was yesterday charged in a Nairobi court with forging the signature of Indian-Kenyan author and publisher Malkiat Singh Dhillon in an attempt to falsely promote himself as a production manager at a printing company.
Cheekati Narasimha Rao, an Indian national, who appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi, denied criminal charges of forgery.
According to the prosecution, Rao committed the alleged offense on April 1, 2010, at an unknown location within Kenya.
He is accused of forging Malkiat Singh Dhillon’s signature on an appointment letter that falsely promoted him to the position of Production Manager at Printing Services Limited.
The letter was purported to have been signed by Dhillon, who is also the managing director of the company.
After pleading not guilty, he requested the court to grant him reasonable bail terms, stating that he had been unemployed since April 2024 and had been unwell. He further argued that he is not a flight risk.
However, lawyer Kimani Wachira, representing the complainant Malkiat Singh Dhillon, requested that the court compel Rao to deposit his passport, citing previous attempts by the accused to leave the country. Wachira also informed the court that Rao is currently under investigation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a separate case involving Sh254 million, where he is suspected of stealing from his employer.
The magistrate ordered the accused person to be released on a bond of Sh500,000 or a cash bail of Sh200,000 pending the hearing and determination of the case.
Rao was also ordered to deposit his passport with the court and not leave the country without prior permission.
The case will be mentioned on January 20, 2025, for pretrial directions.
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