A 48-year-old man, Saha Ranjit Chandra (“Saha Ranjit”), was charged in court on 8 August 2023 for his involvement in cheating two insurance companies into disbursing settlement sums amounting to $76,821.80, arising from the work injury insurance claims of two foreign workers.
Between July 2020 and February 2021, Saha Ranjit had allegedly negotiated and settled work injury claims with the insurance companies in the name of Yeo Yao Hui, Charles, the then-director of Whitefield Law Corporation, who was also an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. Saha Ranjit allegedly deceived the insurance companies into believing that they had been negotiating with an authorised person under the Legal Profession Act (Cap 161) from Whitefield Law Corporation. For this, he has been charged with two counts of cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code. If convicted, the offence carries an imprisonment term which may extend to 10 years and a fine, in respect of each charge.
In addition, he faces the following three charges:
- Two counts under Section 33(2)(e) of the Legal Profession Act for having negotiated and settled work injury claims as an unauthorised person. If convicted, the offence carries an imprisonment term which may extend to six months, or a fine which may extend to $25,000, or both.
- One count of offence under Section 177(1) of the Penal Code for allegedly having furnished false information to the Registrar of Regulated Dealers under the Ministry of Law. If convicted, the offence carries an imprisonment term which may extend to six months, or a fine which may extend to $5,000, or both.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
08 August 2023 @ 8:00 AM