Durban. 120517. A Durban
cuople were arrested by the Hawks regarding fraud at the University ok Kwazulu
Natal. Picture Leon Lestrade
Three Durban restaurateurs
arrested by the Hawks, accused of selling places to study at
the University of KwaZulu Natal‘s medical school for up to half a million
rand a spot, have been released on bail. The expanding investigation may
encompass another SA medical school.
Varsha, 44, Hitesh Bhatt, 46,
and co-accused Preshni Hiraman, 54, made a brief court appearance inPinetown
Magistrate’s Court. after their arrests on Friday, reports The Mercury.
The couple run a popular,
internationally rated restaurant, Little Gujarat, in the Durban CBD.
The trio face charges of
corruption for allegedly selling spaces at the Nelson R Mandela School of
Medicine and other health science places at the university for a fee of between
R250 000 and R500 000.
The racket was exposed by
the Sunday Tribune.'
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