A man who allegedly stole over $700,000 in items from a man who had employed him as a bailee was granted $100,000 bail on Monday when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Twenty-four-year-old Rafeek Kalamadin of 907 Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara pleaded not guilty to the charge of larceny by bailee.

It is alleged that between November 1 last year and February 28 this year, Kalamadin who was a bailee at that time fraudulently converted a quantity of curtains, carpets, a motor, a camera and other items all valued $736,000 to his own use and benefit.

The prosecution told the court that nothing was recovered.
Kalamadin’s lawyer, Mohamed Zafar applied for bail on his behalf on the grounds that it is a bailable offence and his client would return to court if granted bail.

The magistrate subsequently granted Kalamadin bail in the sum of
$100,000 and transferred the case to the Providence Magistrate’s Court for November 21.