Police in Gauteng have requested assistance from community members in their bid to locate two men who absconded after being found guilty of murder.
The wanted men – Dinesh Moodley and Ugresen Perumal – were sentenced by the High Court in Johannesburg, according to Gauteng police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo.
“The duo, Dinesh Moodley and Ugresen Perumal made an appeal after they were found guilty of killing Mr Avinash Manjanu in Lenasia South in 2017. The accused were each sentenced to 25 years imprisonment,” said Masondo.
However, the two convicted men’s appeal was dismissed, and the court ordered the duo to hand themselves over to the authorities, to commence with their sentences.
“Instead, the duo decided to abscond and disappeared,” said Masondo.
“Police are appealing to anyone who might have information about the whereabouts of Dinesh Moodley and Ugresen Perumal, whose warrant of arrests have been issued, to please call Colonel Nelson Manganyi on 079 529 4642 or Sergeant Isaac Mokati on 072 326 9067.”
Last month, IOL reported that a joint operation between the North West and Gauteng police led to the arrest of a 29-year-old Mozambican national in connection with the brutal murder of a 26-year-old Nomsa Jass.
Jass went missing on August 25, after she left her place of work in Potchefstroom, North West.
Police said a missing person inquiry was registered at Potchefstroom police station, on Monday, August 26.
“Subsequently, her Volkswagen Polo Vivo vehicle was found at a mall in Springs, Gauteng province,” police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Funani said at the time.
“An intelligence-driven operation led to the arrest of the suspect, and the partially decomposed body of Nomsa was discovered on Sunday, September 8, 2024, in the bushes along the R501 Road at Blybank, in Carletonville.”
The alleged killer was charged with kidnapping, robbery and murder.
Investigations into the matter, including the search for the second suspect in the case, are under way.
IOL