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Indian national charged with obtaining sh20m by false pretence
Rahul Parmer, 42, an accountant and Indian national, was on August 7, 2026, arraigned before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates’ Court Principal Magistrate, Alex Niyonzima.
Rahul Parmer, 42, an accountant and Indian national, arraigned before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates’ Court on August 07. ( Photo by Sophia Kagoya)
By: Sophia Kagoya, Journalist @New Vision
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An Indian national has been charged with obtaining sh20.5m by false pretence after he allegedly promised to connect a Kampala businessman to a Kenyan consultant, who would help secure funding for a proposed business project.
Rahul Parmer, 42, an accountant and Indian national, was on August 7, 2026, arraigned before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates’ Court Principal Magistrate, Alex Niyonzima.
The magistrate read the charge of obtaining money by false pretences to Parmer, who denied the allegations. The offence is contrary to Section 285 of the Penal Code Act.
Prosecution led by State Attorney Prim Rose Nabisere alleges that on December 12, 2025, at Hotel Triangle on Buganda Road in Kampala, Parmer, with intent to defraud, obtained Sh20.5m from businessman Arthur Tumuhimbise by falsely claiming that he would connect him to a consultant in Kenya who could help secure funds for a Golden Project.
According to the prosecution brief, Tumuhimbise was planning to establish a project involving schools and factories and was seeking funding from Italy through a Kenyan consultant.
It is alleged that Tumuhimbise was introduced to Parmer through Barwel Christopher Oceng. Parmer allegedly told Tumuhimbise that he had a consultant in Kenya, who could prepare a proposal for the project.
Prosecution alleges that Tumuhimbise first met Parmer at Hotel Triangle in December 2025 and gave him sh18m in the presence of Oceng.
Tumuhimbise allegedly later met Parmer at the same hotel and gave him another sh2.5m, bringing the total amount to sh20.5m.
According to the prosecution brief, Tumuhimbise was planning to establish a project involving schools and factories and was seeking funding from Italy through a Kenyan consultant.
It is alleged that Tumuhimbise was introduced to Parmer through Barwel Christopher Oceng. Parmer allegedly told Tumuhimbise that he had a consultant in Kenya, who could prepare a proposal for the project.
Prosecution alleges that Tumuhimbise first met Parmer at Hotel Triangle in December 2025 and gave him sh18m in the presence of Oceng.
Tumuhimbise allegedly later met Parmer at the same hotel and gave him another sh2.5m, bringing the total amount to sh20.5m.
Prosecution further alleges that Parmer promised to work on the proposal with the Kenyan consultant and told Tumuhimbise that the proposal would be ready in 2026.
However, according to prosecution, the proposal did not materialise, prompting Tumuhimbise to report the matter to Central Police Station, Kampala.
When the case came up, prosecutor Nabisere told court that inquiries were still ongoing and prayed for an adjournment to enable the prosecution and police to complete the investigations.
The court granted the adjournment and remanded Parmer until August 25, 2026.
Under Section 285 of the Penal Code Act, a person convicted of obtaining anything capable of being stolen by false pretences, with intent to defraud, is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
However, according to prosecution, the proposal did not materialise, prompting Tumuhimbise to report the matter to Central Police Station, Kampala.
When the case came up, prosecutor Nabisere told court that inquiries were still ongoing and prayed for an adjournment to enable the prosecution and police to complete the investigations.
The court granted the adjournment and remanded Parmer until August 25, 2026.
Under Section 285 of the Penal Code Act, a person convicted of obtaining anything capable of being stolen by false pretences, with intent to defraud, is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.