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The suspect, Mr Tejas Patel Ghanshyambhi (in handcuffs), being led to the Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court. PHOTO/KARIM MUYOBO
What you need to know:
- The two are accused of trafficking several individuals in Kampala, alongside other suspects who remain at large.
After spending four days on remand at Luzira Prison, a businessman and insurance broker who is battling charges of trafficking in humans for sexual exploitation has regained his temporary freedom after the Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court granted him bail.
Mr Tejas Patel Ghanshyambhi, a Ugandan by registration though of Indian origin, who faces 15 counts of aggravated human trafficking for sexual exploitation, was released on a cash bail of Shs7 million.
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