A man charged with impersonation, obtaining financial advantage by deception, theft and absconding bail has alleged that police officers had put chillies in his private area.
Binesh Kumar Raj told Magistrate Jioji Boseiwaqa today that the police officers at the Central Police Station had allegedly inserted a stick and chillies in his private area.
Raj told the Magistrate that the police had not taken him to Saint Giles Hospital for psychiatric evaluation.
Magistrate Boseiwaqa has transferred the matter to Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili’s court which will be called on the 26th of this month.
Magistrate Boseiwaqa has also made an order for Police to take Raj to the Saint Giles Hospital for his psychiatric evaluation.
Binesh Kumar Raj also known as Avinesh Kumar Raj is charged with one count of impersonation after falsely representing a health inspector on the 28th of October 2014.
He is charged with another count of obtaining financial advantage by deception after allegedly obtaining $200 from a person with the promise of providing a business license.
Raj is also charged with another count of impersonation and obtaining financial advantage on the 7th of November 2014 after allegedly falsely representing a health inspector and received $1,000.
He is also charged with one count of theft on the 10th of February last year after allegedly stealing assorted items worth $11,100 from a house in Suva.
He was released on bail on 15th April last year and failed to appear in court on 17th March 2016.
Raj was then arrested on 17th of November last year and charged with absconding bail.
Police had earlier confirmed that Kumar will also be questioned for his alleged involvement in three rape cases.
He allegedly raped three women after befriending them on Facebook and then arranging to meet with them at the motel on separate occasions.
Raj has been remanded in custody.
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