The Hawks are hunting down one of the Gupta brothers, Ajay, the patriarch of the family. Hawks spokesman Brig Hangwani Mulaudzi confirmed on Thursday night that Ajay Gupta was on the run and that the unit had not heard from him. "We are looking for him. He must hand himself over." There was confusion from sources inside the Hawks on Wednesday, who told Business Day and other media that the crime unit was waiting for Atul Gupta to hand himself in and if he did not he was to be regarded a fugitive. It was not clear why the Hawks were looking to arrest Ajay and not Atul. Atul was the brother implicated in the indictment in the Vrede dairy farm matter. According to the indictment, Atul Gupta received R10m of government grant money in his personal account through Estina. Paul O’Sullivan’s Forensics For Justice has offered R100,000 reward for information leading to Ajay’s arrest in the next 48 hours. Eight people — Oakbay CEO Ronica Ragavan; former CEO Nazeem Howa; Gupta lieutenant Ashu C...
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