Former AKS cop charged with fraud

A FORMER officer of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad was charged with  40 counts of fraud on Thursday.

PC Bobby Ramrattansigh, who had been attached to the AKS since 1996 and was transferred to Traffic Branch two weeks ago, was arrested at his Orchard Gardens home by Sgt Daniel of the Fraud Squad and other officers early Thursday. Ramrattansingh appeared before Port-of-Spain Justice of the Peace late Thursday and was granted $50,000 bail. The matter was adjourned to October 10. The constable was allegedly given money by other AKS officers to pay their cell phone bills, but the money was never paid to TSTT. Last month, the AKS officers’ cell phones were disconnected and it was discovered that the bills had not been paid since last October. The Fraud Squad was called in and it was then discovered that the officers were owing TSTT over $80,000.