Mahatma Gandhi’s great granddaughter, Ashish Lata Ramgobin, 56, has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a South African court in connection with a six million (Rs 32.2 billion) rand fraud and forgery case. Ashish Lata Ramgobin was accused of fraud after businessman S.R.Maharaj paid rand 6.2 million to her for clearing imports and tariffs on non-existent consignments from India. S.R.Maharaj was promised a share of promised, PTI reported. The daughter of renowned rights activist Ella Gandhi and the late Mewa Ramgobin, Lata Ramgobin, was also denied appeal by the Durban Specialized Commercial Crimes Court, convicted. During the trial, Brigadier General Hanwani Murauji of the National Public Prosecutor’s Office (NPA) provided Lata Ramgobin with forged invoices and documents to convince investors that three linen containers were shipped from India. At that time, Lata Ramgobin was released on the bail of 50,000 rand.
Lata Ramgobin met with S.R.Maharaj, Director of the New Africa Alliance Footwear Distributor in August 2015. Mahatma Gandhi’s great granddaughter told Maharaj that he had imported three containers of linen for the South African hospital group NetCare. NPA spokesman Natasha Kara said,” Lata Ramgobin is facing financial difficulties in paying import costs and tariffs and needs money to get goods through the port.” She told Maharaj that she needed 6.2 million rand. To convince him, she showed her a purchase order for the item she claimed. Later that month, she sent him what appeared to be an internet care invoice and the invoice to prove that the item was delivered and payment was imminent. in addition, she also sent him a conformation that the payment was made from NetCare’s bank account. Maharaj signed the contract with Ramgobin for her family qualifications and internet care documents.
He then discovered that the document had been forged and filed a criminal complaint. Ramgobin is the founder and secretary general of the Participatory Development Initiative of the NGO International Center for Nonviolence, describing herself as an,” activist focused on the environment, society and political interest.” Many other descendants of Mahatma Gandhi are human rights activist, including Lata Ramgobin’s cousin Kirti Menon, the late Satish Duperia, and Uma Duperia Mesley. In particular, Ramgobin’s mother, Ella Gandhi, has been internationally recognized for her efforts, including receiving national honors in both India and South Africa.
Mahatma Gandhi’s great granddaughter imprisoned for 7 years in South Africa for Rs 3.2 billion fraud.
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