State seeks arrest of Gupta brothers as Vrede dairy suspects appear in court
3 Jun 2021
Investigating Directorate head Hermione Cronje said the NPA was formally applying to Interpol to assist with the execution of arrest warrants for two Gupta brothers — Atul and Rajesh — and their spouses. Getty Images/City Press/Muntu Vilakazi
The Investigating Directorate has turned to Interpol to secure the arrest of Atul and Rajesh Gupta and their wives as a former business partner of Salim Essa and three former Free State officials appeared in court on charges linked to the Vrede dairy farm project.
Former Transnet board member Iqbal Sharma and the three former provincial agriculture department officials appeared in the Bloemfontein magistrate’s court on Thursday on charges of tender fraud totalling R24-million.