Nairobi Court Delays Ruling In Ksh 700 Million Succession Fraud Case

A Nairobi court has postponed its ruling on whether to allow two brothers, accused of forging succession documents, to present a document as part of their defence until 3 April. Milimani Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi was expected to decide whether businessmen Kuldip Madan Sapra and Ashman Masan Mohan Sapra, who are brothers, may introduce a document as evidence in their defence in a dispute involving Ksh 700 million. Kuldip, while giving his defence, attempted to produce the document as evidence, but the prosecution opposed the submission.

The brothers are accused of petitioning the High Court for letters of administration in the estate of their late relative, Yogaish Madan Mohan Sapra, who passed away on 8 September 2005. According to the charge sheet, on 12 January 2011, at the High Court in Nairobi, the brothers allegedly made a false affirmation in relation to succession case No. 26 of 2011, concerning the estate of Yogaish Madan Mohan Sapra. The forged documents they allegedly altered were intended to grant consent for the administration of the estate, valued at nearly a billion shillings.

Additionally, the brothers face charges of attempting to acquire property from Dr Nisha Supra, a Nairobi dental surgeon and beneficiary of the estate. The properties they allegedly tried to acquire include a half-hectare land parcel in Lower Kabete, a house in Lower Kabete, a house in Brookside Gardens, an apartment in Nyali Estate, Mombasa, 4036 shares in Kenya Airways Limited, a retail shop at Hilton Hotel in Nairobi, Maya Duty-Free shops at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Sapra Investments Limited, and Green Gems Limited, all valued at Ksh 700 million. They are also accused of falsely pretending to be the legitimate administrators of the estate of Yogaish Madan Mohan Sapra.