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JAILED

A DURBAN attorney spent the weekend in Westville Prison after he was convicted of fraud. Shameer Goolabjith, 41, was sentenced in the Durban Regional Court to five years behind bars. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said two years of the sentence was wholly suspended. Goolabjith will serve an effective three years’ imprisonment. According to NPA provincial spokesperson Natasha Kara, in July 2015 Goolabjith falsified a claim purportedly on behalf of a complainant, suing the minister of police. “He did this without any instruction or request from the complainant. The potential prejudice of the claim is estimated at R100 000.” After sentencing, Goolabjith, represented by his attorney, made an application for leave to appeal his sentence and conviction. The matter will return to court today. | IOL

SPOTTED

A KWAZULU-NATAL man who went missing from an airport in India has been spotted. Dhramalingum Pillay, 69, and his daughter were due to fly back to South Africa today after a 10-day holiday in India. But hours before his flight, Pillay allegedly walked out of the airport and has not been found. His daughter raised alarm bells, saying that her father had recently suffered a stroke and had dementia. He had no proof of identification on him. Posters of Pillay had gone viral on social media. On Saturday, Prem Balram from Reaction Unit SA said Pillay had been seen on a train in Kurla, East Mumbai. “Reaction Unit South Africa has been inundated with calls from Indian citizens, South Africans and organisations in India offering assistance. His daughter has shared information with Reaction Officers and the search continues. The public is also advised that Pillay would now be wearing a beard and was last seen wearing black clothing.”