London:
An Indian man, posing as a spiritual healer in Britain, is facing trial for blackmail and high-value fraud in the country, a media report said.
Mohammed Ashrafi, 49, who called himself Kamal-Ji, went missing from Leicester in England's East Midlands, earlier this year and has been accused of defrauding a woman of 10,000 pounds ($16,764) through a healing and astrology service advertised in the city and to have obtained 50,000 pounds ($83,820) through blackmail, Leicester Mercury reported on Saturday.
Ashrafi appeared at the Leicester Magistrates' Court Saturday charged with one count of blackmail, and one charge of fraud by false representation for "facilitating a 60 million-pound Euro lottery win" between Jan 1 and Feb 28 this year.
The court ordered Ashrafi to be remanded into custody.
Ashrafi, from Milton Keynes town in South East England, has been staying in Britain on a six-month working visa.
Ashrafi would appear at the Leicester Crown Court later this month.
Earlier this month, the Leicestershire police warned public in the predominantly Indian-dominated city of Leicester against the conman who goes by the name Kamal-Ji and claims to be a devotee of Sai Baba.
Police said the spiritual healer advertised through leaflets his ability to help people with problems such as poor health and failure in business and relationships.
Mohammed Ashrafi, 49, who called himself Kamal-Ji, went missing from Leicester in England's East Midlands, earlier this year and has been accused of defrauding a woman of 10,000 pounds ($16,764) through a healing and astrology service advertised in the city and to have obtained 50,000 pounds ($83,820) through blackmail, Leicester Mercury reported on Saturday.
Ashrafi appeared at the Leicester Magistrates' Court Saturday charged with one count of blackmail, and one charge of fraud by false representation for "facilitating a 60 million-pound Euro lottery win" between Jan 1 and Feb 28 this year.
The court ordered Ashrafi to be remanded into custody.
Ashrafi, from Milton Keynes town in South East England, has been staying in Britain on a six-month working visa.
Ashrafi would appear at the Leicester Crown Court later this month.
Earlier this month, the Leicestershire police warned public in the predominantly Indian-dominated city of Leicester against the conman who goes by the name Kamal-Ji and claims to be a devotee of Sai Baba.
Police said the spiritual healer advertised through leaflets his ability to help people with problems such as poor health and failure in business and relationships.
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