Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 08, 2021, 11:05 AM
Durban: A court in Durban, South Africa has sentenced Ashish Lata Ramgobin, the great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, to seven years in prison. Court found him guilty of fraud and forgery of 6.2 million rand (African currency) i.e. around Rs 3.22 crore.
Ashish Lata Ramgobin found guilty in this caseAccording to Zee News' affiliate website WION, 56-year-old Ashish Lata Ramgobin is accused of cheating businessman SR Maharaj. SR Maharaj gave him 6.2 million rand (African currency) in advance as import and customs duty for a consignment present in India. Ashish Lata Ramgobin had spoken of giving a share in that profit.
Who is Ashish Lata Ramgobin?Ashish Lata Ramgobin is the daughter of well-known activist Ela Gandhi and the late Mewa Ramgovind, who was instrumental in reviving the Phoenix Settlement founded by Mahatma Gandhi during his tenure in South Africa.
Lata had cheated investors like thisIn 2015, during the trial of the case against Lata Ramgobin, Brigadier Hungwani Moloodji of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) had said that Ashish Lata Ramgobin had allegedly given forged invoices and documents to potential investors. Through which she was telling investors that three containers of linen are being sent from India.NPA spokeswoman Natasha Kara said on Monday, "Lata Ramgobin said that she was facing financial difficulties to pay the import cost and customs duty, she needed money to clear the goods at the port." was required.' Lata Ramgobin then told Maharaj that he needed 6.2 million rand. Show them the related documents to make them understand. Contains documents relating to the purchase of goods. A month later, again Lata Ramgobin sent another document to SR Maharaj, which was a Netcare challan, which showed that the goods had been delivered and had not been paid.
Ashish Lata Ramgobin found guilty in this caseAccording to Zee News' affiliate website WION, 56-year-old Ashish Lata Ramgobin is accused of cheating businessman SR Maharaj. SR Maharaj gave him 6.2 million rand (African currency) in advance as import and customs duty for a consignment present in India. Ashish Lata Ramgobin had spoken of giving a share in that profit.
Who is Ashish Lata Ramgobin?Ashish Lata Ramgobin is the daughter of well-known activist Ela Gandhi and the late Mewa Ramgovind, who was instrumental in reviving the Phoenix Settlement founded by Mahatma Gandhi during his tenure in South Africa.
Lata had cheated investors like thisIn 2015, during the trial of the case against Lata Ramgobin, Brigadier Hungwani Moloodji of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) had said that Ashish Lata Ramgobin had allegedly given forged invoices and documents to potential investors. Through which she was telling investors that three containers of linen are being sent from India.NPA spokeswoman Natasha Kara said on Monday, "Lata Ramgobin said that she was facing financial difficulties to pay the import cost and customs duty, she needed money to clear the goods at the port." was required.' Lata Ramgobin then told Maharaj that he needed 6.2 million rand. Show them the related documents to make them understand. Contains documents relating to the purchase of goods. A month later, again Lata Ramgobin sent another document to SR Maharaj, which was a Netcare challan, which showed that the goods had been delivered and had not been paid.