Fri 03 September 2021:
Babita Deokaran, 53, was killed in a shower of gunshots in Winchester Hills, south of Johannesburg, last Monday, a key witness in an investigation run from Gauteng premier David Makhura’s office into personal protective equipment (PPE) tender corruption.
Police minister Bheki Cele confirmed the arrests of two more people in connection with the murder of senior Gauteng health department official Deokaran, during his visit to Phoenix in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday.
The 6 men accused of the murder of Babita Deokaran appeared at the Johannesburg Magistrates court.
“But interesting, it looks like they have been arrested with a lot of cash in their cars. The story was that it was an expensive exercise, where people were getting a lot of money each to pull the mission of killing Babita,” said Cele.
“I hope now it will be able for [them] to tell us where the cash comes from,” Cele said. Earlier this week, six suspects appeared in the Johannesburg magistrate’s court in connection with the murder.
Originally seven men were arrested but only six appeared in court.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane said the “seventh suspect could not be linked to evidence”.
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