Zandspruit mob justice accused remanded in custody
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DURBAN - Six people, accused of being part of a mob justice attack in Zandspruit last week, have been remanded in custody pending their next court appearance.
The six were arrested on charges of murder, kidnapping and attempted murder after they allegedly kidnapped nine suspected criminals, assaulted them with metal rods, rocks and sticks before dousing them with petrol and setting them alight.
The community blamed the young men for a number of crimes that had taken place in the area in recent weeks.
Only one of the nine men survived the horrific attack, which took place at nearby sports grounds.
A 26-year-old constable based at Kleinvlei police station made his first court appearance following various charges against him, including shooting and injuring a woman last year.
The Durban Regional Court sentenced Kaniga Chetty (60) to seven years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud, totalling to approximately R3.6 million.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) KZN spokesperson Natasha Kara said between July 2014 and April 2015, Chetty and another person entered into a scheme to defraud the South African Revenue Service (SARS) by submitting fraudulent VAT claims under the name of Chetty’s dormant company, Targatrix (Pty) Ltd. Four returns were submitted claiming the refunds.
Chetty was arrested after SARS detected the fraud while conducting a comprehensive VAT audit on the company.
Kara said the senior state advocate, Selvan Govender, told the court that tax fraud was a prevalent offence that affected society directly. He added that Chetty was in retirement and there was no need for him to involve himself in activities of this nature.
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Ras saw the boat at the repair shop when he visited Van Jaarsveld.
Ras then offered to sell the boat to Bolhuis for R200 000 and together with Van Jaarsveld, falsified the papers to make it look as if Du Plessis had sold it to Ras.
Willem Andries van Jaarsveld waits for Hugo Ras to finish talking to his lawyer, André Steenkamp.
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Bolhuis reported the transaction to the police after he read a newspaper report about Ras being arrested for another case.
He told them Ras had sold him a boat for R200 000, and he suspected the sale might not be legitimate.