At least nine police officers from the Chatsworth Trio Crimes Unit have been charged with murder following the death of Montford resident, Reagen Naidoo, who died while in custody.
The police officers, Malcolm Naicker (39), Ugeshan Govender (39), Proshen Lutchman (30), Cedric Ian Pillay (35), Xolani Quinton Sosibo (35), Kubendran Kisten (39), Christopher Kistan (50), Indrin Maistry (36) and Brian Naidoo (53) were all arrested on Thursday morning and appeared at the Durban Magistrate’s Court. According to Regional Spokesperson of the Department of Public Prosecutions in KZN, Natasha Ramkisson-Kara, Naidoo died in August 2018. He was one of two suspects that were taken in for questioning by the unit. She also confirmed that the officers face a string of charges including torture, attempted murder, murder, kidnapping and defeating the administration of justice. “They were released on bail of R3 000 and the matter was remanded to 29 October for further investigation,” Kara said.
