The seizure of luxury properties used by the Gupta family, accused of playing a key role in state capture, have thrust the controversial family firmly back under the spotlight. The family wielded significant political influence during the years that Jacob Zuma was president of SA, infamously landing a commercial jet full of wedding guests at Waterkloof Air Force Base. But this was in stark contrast to their humble beginnings. In 2011 the Sunday Times sent a reporter to Saharanpur in India to trace those humble origins. This is what he discovered .
Gupta associate and three former Free State agriculture officials arrested 02 June 2021 - 16:32 The group were arrested in the Free State, Gauteng and Mpumalanga and will appear at the Bloemfontein magistrate s court on Thursday. Stock photo. Image: 123RF/BELCHONOK
A “Gupta associate” and three former Free State agriculture heads are expected to appear in the Bloemfontein magistrate s court on Thursday.
The NPA confirmed that the trio were arrested on Wednesday morning.
A fifth person s arrest was “imminent”, said Sindisiwe Seboka, spokesperson for the NPA s Investigative Directorate.
“The NPA Investigative Directorate (ID) can confirm that a high-profile businessman has been arrested along with three former Free State department of agriculture officials this morning,” said Seboka, adding that the arrests took place in the Free State, Gauteng and Mpumalanga.
A prominent businessman associated with the controversial Gupta family and three former Free State agriculture department heads were arrested on Wednesday.