Monday, August 28, 2023 –Detectives in Nairobi have today arrested Chief Executive Officer at Victoria Commercial Bank Mr. Yogesh Pattni.
The DCI banking Fraud Unit reportedly linked the suspect to West Kenya Sugar director Jaswant Rai’s money activities.
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This arrest following closely that of Rai, who was freed from the hands of his abductors on Sunday August 27 evening.
Until now, it is not clear whether Pattni was being questioned over links with Rai or the accusations are independent.
Pattni, the Harvard-trained executive, heads one of the largest private banks in Kenya, Victoria Commercial Bank, which serves mostly private companies and wealthy individuals in the country.
A source intimated that, after his arrest, the businessman was driven directly to the DCI headquarters along Kiambu Road in Nairobi.
The source, however, did not clarify whether he was arrested from his place of work or picked from the highway the same way Rai was abducted.
On Saturday, as shown in the CCTV footage, billionaire Rai was dramatically forced out of his car, after two men driving a double cab, blocked his way just before a traffic light on Wood Avenue.
The gang then bundled him into their car and drove away leaving his car parked in the middle of the road.
Shortly, President Ruto would make comments bordering on the tycoon where he warned the sugar dealer of consequences in the sugar industry.
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President Ruto, speaking in Bungoma on Sunday, said he will not listen to Mr. Rai or any other person who might be part of those killing the sugar sector in Western Kenya.
President Ruto promised to strike a balance between private and public-owned sugar millers.